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Public Meeting Will ‘Cap’ I-75 Project Study; Community Engagement Will Continue 

By Eric B. Larson, CEO of DDP  This month, the DDP will hold its seventh public meeting to share significant updates on one of the city’s major infrastructure projects: Capping I-75. The Downtown Detroit...

Property is Power! Why the Dream Booker T. Washington Preached in 1905 Still Matters Today 

By Dr. Anthony O. Kellum, Contributing Writer  The national conversation about Black economic progress has long been defined by access. We measure advancement through educational...

COMMUNITY VOICES: Department of Justice Election Monitors: Not Needed or Wanted in Michigan! 

By Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony, Column Writer  The announcement by the DOJ that it is planning to send election monitors to the cities of Detroit,...

Property is Power! The Next Civil Rights Challenge Is Economic Ownership 

By Dr. Anthony O. Kellum, Contributing Columnist For generations, the national conversation about Black economic progress has followed a familiar script. We debate educational attainment,...

Money Matters: Transitioning from the C-Suite to Entrepreneurship

By Mark S. Lee America is celebrating its milestone 250th birthday.  And for many corporate professionals, a professional and personal milestone is on the horizon,...

America Hangs Up a Help Wanted Sign: ‘For U.S. Citizenship – Whites Only!’ 

By Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony, NAACP-Detroit President  The words from the poem the New Colossus, by Emma Lazarus, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to...

Property is Power! The Most Powerful Down Payment isn’t Cash, it’s Financial Literacy

For generations, we have been taught that homeownership begins with money. Save enough for a down payment. Improve your credit score. Find the right...

Wayne County residents, how do you get around? Tell us.

The Michigan Chronicle is asking residents across the county to share how they move and what they need. It takes about two minutes, and...

Data Centers on Our Terms: Pushing Back on the Washington Post’s Poorly Informed Editorial 

By Hon. Scott Benson, Detroit City Councilmember  A May 30 editorial in the Washington Post (“Data centers could rev Detroit’s new engine”) suggested that Detroit is missing...

Beyond the Plate: Detroit’s Hospitality Renaissance 

By Nina Love, All Black Everything Hospitality Group CEO   Michelin Is Coming to our city.  For years, Detroit's culinary community has quietly known what the rest of...

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