All over social media people are complaining about a “literacy crisis.” But does it really exist?   In Detroit, a nearly 30-year-old study states that nearly half of Detroiters are functionally illiterate. Data Driven Detroit writes that the “data is extremely outdated and doesn’t take into account changes in the landscape...

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Fixing the Literacy Crisis Early – 5 Subtle Signs a Child is Falling Behind

All over social media people are complaining about a “literacy crisis.” But does it really exist?   In Detroit, a nearly 30-year-old study states that nearly...

Ex-Cop Takes Plea Deal After Fatally Shooting Black Man In Bed

Former Columbus, Ohio, police officer Ricky Anderson pleaded guilty Thursday (September 3) to reckless homicide in the 2022 shooting death of 20-year-old Donovan Lewis,...

Courts Reject Voter ID Ballot Proposal

The U.S. and Michigan Supreme Courts have decided against taking up a ballot petition from a group seeking to add more hurdles for voters...

More Than 240,000 Without Power as Severe Storms Batter Metro Detroit

By: Jasmine West More than 240,000 DTE Energy customers were without power Friday morning after another round of severe storms tore through Metro Detroit, bringing...

Michigan Voter ID, Citizenship Amendment Falls Short of November Ballot

By: Jasmine West A proposed constitutional amendment that would require Michigan voters to prove U.S. citizenship when registering to vote will not appear on the...

Black Americans Have Doubts About the U.S. Food System, New Word In Black Survey Finds

This story was originally published on Word In Black. BY JENNIFER PORTER GORE Black Americans are intensely aware of the connection between food and health but face...

MLive to Stop Printing Physical Newspapers in December

MLive Media Group on Wednesday announced it will shift its news product entirely to digital, ending its physical newspapers across eight local news brands. The...

Former NFL Player Alphonso Smith Jr. Dies At 40

Alphonso Smith Jr., a former NFL cornerback who played for the Denver Broncos and Detroit Lions, has died at 40. Smith died by suicide Wednesday...

The Inner Architechture: Dating While Spiritually Aware

The work has been done. And I do not mean the kind of work we casually reference in conversation, repost in an Instagram story,...

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