Mega producer, hip-hop artist, writer, instrumentalist and philanthropist Ryan Leslie has a penchant for world travel with Brussels, Switzerland, Holland, and Austria being some of the places he frequents. At an impressionable 19 years old, the Political Science and Macro Economics major graduated from Harvard and quickly developed his own...
Kevyn Orr, the Washington, D.C. bankruptcy attorney named by Governor Rick Snyder as the Emergency Financial Manager of Detroit beginning March 25, said during an exclusive interview with Bankole Thompson, editor of the Michigan Chronicle, that everything is on the table to get Detroit’s finances straightened out. That includes b...
Last week at Cadillac Place, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder named for the first time an emergency financial manager for Detroit, a move that was strongly opposed by those who saw it as a blatant disregard for the voting rights of Detroiters who through the ballot box for decades have been electing their officials through the power of the vote.That...
In an effort to begin matching Michigan's talent to available jobs, Gov. Rick Snyder kicked off a two-day jobs summit this week at Cobo Center in Detroit.
Stressing that the state is "loaded with talent", Snyder's biggest idea revolved around ensuring that Michigan doesn't lose its youth due to limited opportunities. The first...
You know an album's good when everyone starts buzzing about it weeks before your release date, and you make a well-publicized appearance on SNL (Saturday Night Live) as both guest and performer. There's only one Justin Timberlake, and he's back in a major way.
"The 20/20 Experience" leaves little room for misinterpretation:...
(Photo credit: Gov. Rick Snyder and Daniel J. Loepp, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) president and CEO, celebrated the signing of Senate Bills 61 and 62 today enabling BCBSM to transition into becoming a nonprofit mutual insurer. The bipartisan supported bills are expected to yield better policy pricing and more coverage...
It has been revealed that Detroit's newly appointed EFM Kevyn Orr has experienced financial troubles of his own. A pair of tax liens were placed on his one million dollar Maryland home.
Orr responded to the recent report by calling the situation "quite embarassing", yet expressed he took care of the problem as soon he became...
You work hard all day, and sometimes, you just can’t wait until the weekend it unwind. The good thing is, you don’t have to. There are a ton of happy hour spots around Detroit to check out and de-stress to clear your mind from a difficult day and power through the rest of the week.
1701 Cigar Bar on Wednesday’s is definitely w...
Just one week after being immediately remanded to prison following his conviction, ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has asked that he be released until sentencing. He requests to be let out on bond to spend time with his wife and children in Texas before serving his sentence.
After being convicted on 24 counts related to...
Lil Wayne was reportedly released from a Los Angeles area hospital late Monday night after suffering a seizure last week. Friend and president of the Young Money record label, Mack Maine posted on Twitter: Mack Maine @mackmaine Thanks to Cedar Sinai for everything!!! @LilTunechi has been officially been released and is ...
