A lawsuit accuses Michigan's governor and Detroit Public Schools of allowing conditions at inner city schools to deteriorate beyond reason. They're blamed for widespread illiteracy among Detroit's students of color.

Plus, Frank Ocean's mom launches new sunscreen line for people of color and protests heat up in Detroit during Trump's Black church visit.

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Donald Trump’s recent interest in African-American voters has produced a backlash condemning the politicians for his offensive and condescending comments. To make matters worse, Trump has been addressing predominantly White audiences when speaking to the Black community. Well, Trump’s campaign announced on Monday that the GOP presidential nominee will make his first appearance before a predominantly Black […]

A martial arts instructor gives a young student a lesson on Black manhood. It's OK to cry as you break through resistance.

Michigan's governor signed into law a $617 million bailout package for Detroit Public Schools. There are many critics of his plan.

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After being let go from the daytime television show The Real, Tamar Braxton will now be the host of her own talk show. The show will be produced under Steve Harvey’s television production company. The news was announced on Thursday’s The Steve Harvey Morning Show. After taking a brief hiatus from social media when news […]

Kevin Morton Jr. says he wants to "pay it forward" to Detroit’s St. John Hospital.

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A total of 94 schools were shut down Monday as teachers protested the news that they would not receive pay. The district has about 46,000 students in 97 schools.

Why was April Walters who suffered from diabetes, high blood pressure, sarcoidosis and other health issues, approved to have 18 teeth removed?

An altercation occurred at a Detroit gas station that caught a woman shooting the passengers in the other vehicle clear as day on the surveillance camera. The woman goes to the car and tucks a gun under her skirt, approaches the other car and shortly opens fire. A man was rolled over in the process and […]