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Jenkins Drops Gloves, Craig Times Out: Four Takeaways From Detroit Mayoral Debate

Sam Robinson - June 17, 2025

Sam Robinson, senior reporter srobinson@michronicle.com Nonprofit CEO and former city council president Saunteel Jenkins stole the show at the end of Monday night’s Detroit mayoral debate...

Black Detroiters Debate Support for Noncitizens Facing Deportation

Sam Robinson - June 13, 2025

Marcus Kelley, founder of The ChangeUp: Midnight Coalition, says Black residents should join the fight to protect undocumented immigrants from deportation. Other politically engaged...

Senate-Backed 340B Reform Advances in Michigan as Advocates Demand Equity, Access, and Transparency

Ebony JJ Curry, Senior Reporter - June 10, 2025

Denise Terry remembers the lines at the pharmacy, the long wait, the worry as she held the prescription bag. A survivor—53 years old, an...

Unless a Dark Horse Write-In Candidate Emerges, Detroit Will Have a Black Mayor Again

Jeremy Allen, Executive Editor - April 23, 2025

The April 22, 4 p.m. deadline has come and gone, and nine candidates have filed their petitions with City Clerk Janice Winfrey’s office to...

Trump’s Actions on DEI Are an Attack on Black America

Word In Black - March 11, 2025

Because of Trump’s actions, not only will Black federal employees lose their jobs, but Black people in private companies will be laid off. by...

The Alternate Reality of Trump’s Black History Month Celebration

Word In Black - February 27, 2025

“Black Vote, Black Power,” a collaboration between Keith Boykin and Word In Black, examines the issues and what’s at stake for Black America The group of...

Trump-Supporting-Communities-Face ‘Most Suffering’ From His DEI Attacks

Black Information Network - February 26, 2025

Experts say communities that overwhelming supported Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election are experiencing the "most suffering" amid his administration's attack on DEI,...

The Plot to Assassinate Black America

Word In Black - February 20, 2025

“Black Vote, Black Power,” a collaboration between Keith Boykin and Word In Black examines the issues and what’s at stake for Black America by Keith...

Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show: A Bold Rebuke of Trump’s America

Tacuma Roeback, Managing Editor - February 10, 2025

Kendrick Lamar performing the Super Bowl LIX Half Time Show (Screenshot). BHM Our Voices: Perspectives on the Black Experience – Stories examining the issues, injustices,...

Trump’s Actions on DEI Are an Attack on Black America

Word In Black - January 22, 2025

Because of Trump’s actions, not only will Black federal employees lose their jobs, but Black people in private companies will be laid off. By Keith...

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