Minehaha Forman

Why ‘NEXT Detroit’ might be the next big problem for Kwame

I was reading article on Crain’s Detroit Business Web site and I came across a bit about how the NEXT Detroit Neighborhood Initiative is separating from the city and becoming an independent charity.
Not that groundbreaking on the face of it. A lot of city programs spin off into private charities. The Detroit Institute of Arts [...]

Detroit School Superintendent’s annual evaluation is a big mess

As Detroit Public Schools crumble with a meager budget and ridiculously high dropout rate, you’d think school officials would stop the bickering and try to get some work done.
But the feud between the superintendent and the school board goes on, and I can’t help but think: what about the kids?

McCain says ‘Michigan’s hurting,’ but does he feel it?

When ridiculously wealthy people — sports stars, popular entertainers, corporate big wigs — come into Oakland County, they stay at the Townsend Hotel in Birmingham, Mich.

Is U.S. Olympics coverage too nationalistic?

If I didn’t know better, after watching the Olympics on NBC I might start thinking that the U.S. had an athlete in every Olympic event. Not only that, but that they were favored to medal in everything. After watching countless interviews and bio clips with Americans only, I might get the idea that U.S. athletes [...]

Detroit schools superintendent on the chopping-block tonight?

The tension between the Detroit School Board and the Detroit Public Schools (DPS) Superintendent Connie Calloway has grown, ever since they argued over the approval to cut $500 million in spending to plug a gaping deficit. Calloway, who will receive her one-year evaluation from the school board in a closed meeting tonight, may be [...]

Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick’s going to jail this time

If eight felony charges and an accusation of assault weren’t enough, Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is going to jail today because he violated his travel bond in July with an unannounced trip to Canada. He was required by law to notify the court if he left the state or the country.
In the midst of all [...]

U-M study: How higher gas prices lower traffic deaths

Saving lives is not exactly what I think of when I’m emptying my wallet to fill my gas tank. But after reading a new report released by the University of Michigan that linked high gas prices to a drastic decrease in people who got killed by motor vehicles, I realized it should be. A lot [...]

Waters’ supporters credit negative ads, grassroots strategy for possible upset of Kilpatrick

The race for Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick’s 13th District seat in the U.S. House is going into the morning undecided. With 71 percent of all precincts reporting, Kilpatrick has come from behind and leads Mary Waters by some 900 votes.

Kilpatrick’s got the money, not her opponents

Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick has her Democratic running rivals in the 13th Congressional district strapped for cash while she, the incumbent, keeps raking it in.
Kilpatrick is outspending her competitors with ad campaign efforts in form of billboards, brochures, and commercials. Tonight, her financial edge on competitors is displayed by their differences in choices in [...]

American race coverage makes a strong debut. But what’s missing?

CNN gets ambitious with “Black in America” special, while MSNBC takes a peek at “Multicultural in America”