In times of recession, and the phrase “staycation” popping up all over magazines and television spotlights, getting a bargain is the best way of not only keeping one’s sanity (we all need our downtime) but also making the most of your hard-earned dollars.
I have never known pop star Aaliyah Haughton who at the pinnacle of her success, died tragically in a plane crash just outside of the Bahamas on August 25, 2001.
Life or Death Begins In The ColonPeople generally do not give much thought to their toilet, until of course it gets plugged up. If you have never had your sewage system back up with wastewater, trust me, it is an experience that you do not want. The human body is no different; it has an elimination system, which consists of the lungs, kidneys, skin and the liver. Another of its systems of elimination and perhaps one of the most vital is the colon or the body’s sewage system. The purpose of the colon is to remove or flush the waste from the body, which is composed of undigested food, dead cellular tissue, mucus, parasites and worms etc.
Last week I heard Professor Roland Fryer from Harvard University's Department of Economics speak at a forum held by State Senator Hansen Clark and moderated by Senior editor of the Michigan Chronicle Bankole Thompson. In January 2008, at age 30, Professor Fryer became the youngest African-American to ever receive tenure at Harvard.
Ask Suzanne Shank to share positive stories about Detroit teens and she has plenty — more than 200 in fact. That is approximately the number of high school students who have participated in the Detroit Summer Finance Institute, a summer internship program founded by Shank, which introduces city youth to the world of finance.
The City of Detroit has a leader in Mayor Dave Bing who has realized success in three distinct areas — professional sports, business and now politics.While he is recognized around the world for his athletic achievements, he is now captain of a different team. This team is comprised of professionals who are committed to helping Mayor Bing redefine leadership and city government.Here are a few members of Bing’s New Court.
One week ago Mildred Madison of the Detroit League of Women Voters walked into the Detroit City Clerk’s Office on the second floor of the Coleman A. Young Municipal Building and presented two bank boxes of petitions to City Clerk Janice Winfrey. On those petitions were over 38,000 signatures of Detroit voters calling for the question of electing City Council by districts — seven members from neighborhood districts and two at-large — to be placed on the ballot in November. It was a moment that was overshadowed by the outcome of the election the day before.
Detroit Board of Education member Marvis Cofield has resigned from the board, effective Monday. In a letter to Board President Carla D. Scott, Cofield wrote that he was resigning due to personal and professional obligations.
By Hazel Trice Edney WASHINGTON (NNPA) - The 52-year-old U. S. Commission on Civil Rights, historically a leading force for overturning racist policies and enacting civil rights laws against Jim Crow segregation, has become obsolete and must be replaced, say civil rights leaders who are moving to make it happen.
