As Black History Month draws to a close this week, so might another national figure of the African American legacy. The Charles H. Wright Museum, the…
Don (pictured near the fireplace), a father of four, once worked as a commercial roofer and a butcher but had to walk Detroit’s east side…
The curious details surrounding the death of 19-year-old Detroit woman Renisha McBride continue to emerge in the days since her unfortunate passing. Now with an…
Detroit mail carrier Darrian Crutcher (pictured) doesn’t think he’s a hero just because he put out a house fire, that started in a second floor bedroom home…
Kierra Sheard was born and raised in Detroit, and she is doing her part to revive the city she calls home. Her upcoming BRL Conference has…
In Detroit, this very day marks the beginning of a violent, race-fueled riot that lasted for days and left dozens dead and countless others injured.…
You would think going to church wouldn’t pose a security risk, but some Detroiters beg to differ. On city’s West Side, between Seven and Eight…
After being beaten, car-jacked and robbed on the streets of Detroit, Pastor Marvin Winans must report to the police after a warrant was issued for his arrest. The state suspended his license on May 9 after he didn’t pay two tickets issued in December in Hazel Park, Michigan. One was for previously driving on a suspended license; the other […]
Three suspects were arrested and arraigned over the weekend in the carjacking and robbery of Pastor Marvin Winans. The attack at a Detroit gas station in the middle of the day made national headlines. Marvin Winans returned to his 4,500-member Perfecting Church on Sunday and preached about the attack. Montoya Givens, 20, of Detroit, 20-year-old […]
Detroit police have identified two of the assailants who carjacked Detroit mega-church pastor and gospel singer Marvin Winans, according to the Detroit Free Press. Pastor Winans’ late model luxury Infiniti QX56 SUV was also found next to an abandoned property. Police said that the vehicle had not been damaged and appeared to be in good condition. Pastor […]
DETROIT — Brenda Scott Academy’s elementary school principal Ronnie Sim has started a “Gentleman’s Club” for boys to teach them not only the three Rs, respect, responsibility and reasoning, but manners as well. Sims’ after-school program meets three times a week and students are required to wear jackets and ties. Newark Rebuilds Its Struggling Schools […]
In Detroit, where a large number of the city’s unemployed are either on probation or on parole, the city recently held an “Offenders Only” Job Fair in an effort to put its ex-convicts back to work. Organized by Detroit City Council President Charles Pugh, the job fair featured hundreds of job openings available only to […]
