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...
Detroit physician Herbert C. Smitherman Jr. is one of the 10 finalists for the inaugural J.H. Kanter Prize for physicians who have dedicated their medical careers to enhancing health care delivery...
The Agape Jurisdiction, under the leadership of Bishop Isaac King, Jr. and its Sunday school department, will host its annual prayer breakfast on Saturday, Aug. 22, at Pentecostal Temple COGIC in Inkster...
Over the years the African-American community has witnessed legions of corporate image and public relations campaigns by auto companies. But was it all just lip service? After all, despite those campaigns, they consistently miss the mark when it comes to acknowledging the true power of our purchasing dollars...