One of the greatest challenges in a post-civil rights movement society is to translate black political power into black economic power. I ...

One of the worst things about racism is that black people tend to internalize it. This is true of classism, sexism and all of the other ...

Some ( many? ) conservatives seem to think that black people are naturally inferior. Now except on the fringes you probably won't find t...

In a decision that should surprise absolutely no one Michigan Republican governor Rick Snyder today announced that the City of Detroit would...

When you think of a "loan shark" you might stereotypically think of a hard nosed man who will advance you some cash when you'r...

For the Sins of My Father by Albert DeMeo I had a pretty idyllic childhood. I hope you did as well. Most children go through a growth stage ...

I don't like being negative about my home town. Who does? I have previously written about the financial and criminal crisis that Detro...