Count ’em — one, two, three, four, five…There’s no telling how many Ford Mustangs, Chevy Camaros and Dodge Challengers you’ll see this weekend as Detroit revs up for the Woodward Dream Cruise, taking place Saturday, Aug. 15.
Last year during Black History Month I spoke before a group of mostly Black executives in a Detroit church about the role of the media in economic transformation, community activism and helping Black businesses grow. This was before anyone could realize that a recession would greet the assumption to power of the first Black president of the world’s leading superpower.