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Michigan Chronicle Endorses Bishop J. Drew Sheard for Re-election to COGIC’S General Board

For more than three decades, Bishop J. Drew Sheard has served as senior pastor of Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God in Christ (COGIC),...

Black Lives Matter:  A global Movement for the Liberation of all Black People

By Donald James, Special to the Chronicle   Black Lives Matter – the organization, philosophy and movement - has been in the bright spotlights of the...

QuanTez Pressley Installed as Lead Pastor of Third New Hope Baptist Church

In 1999, thirteen-year-old QuanTez Pressley heard a powerful sermon that would have a profound impact on his young life. The sermon was titled “Enlarging...

Proposal N Is Too Close To Call At The Michigan Chronicle’s Press Deadline

Election Day 2020 is over and votes in Detroit are being tallied to determine whether Proposal N (Neighborhood Improvement Bond Proposal) gets a thumbs...

Detroit School Board Race Is Too Close To Call At Michigan Chronicle’s Press Deadline

At 9:00 p.m. on “Election Day Tuesday,” the Michigan Chronicle went to press. Based on the voting results supplied by the City Clerk’s office...

Seat At The Table: Macomb County’s Black Community Needs Black Representation

In 1970, Macomb County, according to the U.S. Census, had a population of 625,309, of which African Americans accounted for just 1%. The county,...

Mary Sheffield, Detroit Council President Pro Tem, Led by Faith – Driven by Passion

In her own words, Mary Sheffield, Detroit City Council President Pro Tem, describes herself as someone led by faith and driven by passion to...

Keeping Kids First: Michigan Chronicle Endorses the Re-election of Stallworth, Mays and Taylor to Detroit School Board

Whether Detroiters plan to cast their votes early or choose to vote on Tuesday, Nov. 3, they will see a crowded field of 15...

Winter Is Coming: How Will Detroit Bars And Restaurants Survive The COVID-19 Cold Weather?

On March 23, 2020, Michigan's Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-21, instructing all non-essential businesses in the state to close temporarily and for...

Amazon Announces Plans to Hire 2,000 Metro Detroiters

Amazon, one of the world’s largest companies, continues to demonstrate its strong commitment to hire metro Detroiters. The e-commerce giant announced last week that...

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