Opinion|Viewpoints

By Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony, NAACP – Detroit Chapter President   The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announcement that it would spend $20 million to equip ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) with electric shock...

By Jeremy Allen, Executive Editor  The campaign for Michigan's U.S. Senate seat is entering a new phase, and with it comes a familiar playbook.   It is...

By Garlin Gilchrist II  Donald Trump and his allies tried to overturn Michigan’s votes once. Now they are laying the groundwork to try again.  Just this...

By Amber Colvin, Guest ColumnistLeadership capability gaps have become an overwhelming focus in the broader workforce landscape, and it’s time we prioritize emotional intelligence...

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,...

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...

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...

By Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II The U.S. Postal Service is supposed to deliver your mail, not decide whether your vote gets counted. But under a...

By: Keith Williams, Chair, Michigan Democratic Party Black Caucus 2026 will be a defining year for Michigan Democrats. Donald Trump is back in power, and...

Mike Duggan may have just become the most overqualified unemployed man in Michigan. Only a few weeks removed from ending his independent run for governor,...