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Labor department unveils newest job numbers

Michigan Chronicle - Labor department unveils newest job numbersDetails Category: News Briefs - Original Published on Friday, 08 March 2013 10:25 Written by Mark Gongloff, huffingtonpost Sign up now for the Michigan Chronicle Digital Daily newsletter! Feed Entries ...

Rush hour rally against EFM causes traffic jam

If you were headed to work in the Detroit area this morning, chances are you didn't miss out on the early traffic jam. Yet, this time, rush hour wasn't to blame. City residents are out again for the second day in a row, and they're halting traffic on major freeways. Calling the emergency manager law an "attack on...

Weekend 10 March 8-March 10

Page 1 of 3 The weekend is here! Need something to do? Here’s a list of things to get into this weekend in and around Detroit. Pistons Vs. Mavericks Date & Time: Friday, March 8 at 7:30 PM Palace of Auburn Hills Price: Tickets start at $10 Doors: 6:00 PM Watch the Pistons take on the Dallas...

Detroit residents protest emergency financial manager law

Is an emergency financial manager an attack on voting rights? That is exactly what some Detroiters believe. Just one day after Mayor Dave Bing stated an EFM is all but a done deal, protesters took to the streets to call on the Justice Department to intervene. City residents rallied in front of the building at 211 W....

EAA student assessments show growth in reading and math achievement levels

(Photo credit: Nolan Middle School teacher Sara Gleason talking with student Trumia Smith.) Reading scores show 27 percent of students and mathematics scores show 22 percent of students who have already achieved one or more year’s growth The Education Achievement Authority of Michigan (EAA) today announced gains in...

Veteran entrepreneur was first African American female to own McDonald’s

“Why not go out on the limb, isn’t that where the fruit is?” To some this may be just a quote but for McDonald’s owner-operator Yvonne Knox, these words are the daily mantra that has fueled and inspired her remarkable business journey. These words speak to walking out on faith and taking risks to achieve ultimate success, something th...

Never too many cooks in the kitchen

Jo Coleman and Cassandra Morrison opened their Southfield based business, The Culinary Studio, in 2011 after realizing there was a need for an environment for culinary professionals to mass produce their products without incurring the full expense of a full blown brick and mortar establishment. Morrison, a personal chef who was...

Kanye West rants about MTV's Hottest MC's list

Page 1 of 2 Kanye West is not feeling MTV’s Hottest MC’s in the Game VIII list, especially his ranking as #7. The list, which aired on MTV Jams on Sunday revealed the rappers that ranked from #10 to #4. Thus the far the list goes as follows: #4. Nas #5. Drake #6. Big Sean #7. Kanye West #8. A$AP Rocky ...

Emergency manager is coming unless…

MICHIGAN CHRONICLE: This announcement of anemergency manager appears to be a build-up. The next phase is an appeal from the city, correct? GOV. RICK SNYDER: They have the right to appeal. So really it is their option. There is a mandatory 10-day waiting period. They need to appeal by Monday, March 11. And in the letter we...

Game over for Detroit leaders

Hip-hop sensation Jay-Z in his lyric from “Run This Town” called himself “the only rapper to rewrite history without a pen.” That statement is only true if you believe in his linguistic prowess, and his attempt to weave critical race questions into his music to show the lowest ebbs of his former urban existence. In Detroit, the...
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