Kid Rock, NAACP caught up in confederate controversy
CLUTCH - The Detroit chapter of the NAACP's plans to honor hometown rocker Kid Rock with the coveted Great Expectations Award have been met with protests...
NAACP wants to honor Kid Rock, faces boycott
"Kid Rock has made the Confederate flag a symbol at all his concerts," said Adolph Mongo of Detroiters for Progress. "It's been a problem since 2005."...
'Chocolate cities' see rise in vanilla population
theGRIO REPORT - The changes can mean displacement of memories and sites that some African-Americans believe are historic and priceless...
Motown's blueprint for pop excellence is still unbeaten
OPINION - Berry Gordy understood that the singing ability and stage presence of his artist was only one piece of the puzzle...
Is the Motor City really 'running on empty'?
Detroit is still headquarters of the nation's auto industry, the largest single manufacturing and retail business...
Former Negro Leagues pitcher Cecil Kaiser dies
DETROIT (AP) - Cecil Kaiser, a diminutive left-hander who made $700 a month at the height of his Negro Leagues pitching career in the 1940s, died Monday at the age of 94...
Our environmental struggle: An open letter to black America
OPINION - We at Green For All believe that we should take meaningful action now, and do it right so that this new wave of growth and innovation involves all Americans...
Suspect in Detroit serial rapes heading to trials
DETROIT (AP) - A man on parole for attempted murder was ordered to trial Friday in five rapes in Detroit that were part of a string of attacks that began on New Year's Day and terrorized the city...
TheGrio's 100: Robert Bobb, causing controversy and innovation in Detroit's public schools
TheGrio's 100 - In 2009, with a deficit of $219 million, the Detroit Public School system was in a state of financial emergency when it appointed Robert Bobb as emergency financial manager...
TheGrio's 100: Eugene Sawyer, bringing health care to Detroit's uninsured
TheGrio's 100 - Eugene Sawyer and Second Grace United Methodist Church have given impoverished Detroit dwellers a second chance at health...
