Cass Tech (2-2) got back on the winning track last Friday, but it took an eighth inning rally for the Technicians to defeat their scholastic rival Renaissance 5-4 at Manz Playfield on Detroit’s East Side. The game was scheduled for Northwestern High School’s Willie Horton Field, but because scrap metal thieves stole the fencing around the field, the game was moved to Manz Field. ...

California’s balance sheet is mired in an unusual dilemma. While the criminal justice portion of the state budget has increased, the higher education portion has decreased. During recessions, higher education budgets typically experience significant state funding cuts (money for proposed construction projects, campus refurbishment, scholarships/grants), but the corrections budget remains about the same. ...

To redefine and reinvent our families, we will also have to redefine and reinvent our schools. In the past, it was assumed that families had responsibility for raising children, instilling in them common sense and values, while the role of the schools was to provide cognitive or academic skills. Conservatives still argue for this sharp division of roles. On the other hand, as more parents have been forced t ...

The East Michigan Environmental Action Council (EMEAC) has named long-time community activist and author, Dr. Ife Kilimanjaro, co-director as part of a new, shared leadership model for the Detroit-based nonprofit. In celebration of women in leadership and shared leadership, EMEAC invites members of the community to a wine and cheese reception May 10 from 7 p.m.-9 p.m. ...

The Visiting Committee for European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, The Friends of African and African American Art, and the Alliance Française de Grosse Pointe present the event “It’s All about Beauty, People and Color: Mauresque Noire in Context” May 11 at 2 p.m. The event centers on the Detroit Institute of Art’s recently acquired Mauresque Noire (Black Moorish Woman) by French artist Charles Cordier. Lau ...

Hip hop icon Rev. Run of the legendary Run DMC spoke with over 300 metro Detroiters April 28 about diabetes. For almost a year, Rev. Run has been a part of the Ask, Screen, Know campaign to educate affected people and communities about diabetes. “It’s been really good, getting the word out,” Rev. Run told the Michigan Citizen. “This campaign has helped me to lose weight; it has kept me focused and my family ...

Reflecting upon the past 50 years since the 1963 March on Washington, we must pay homage to our civil rights leaders for their hard work, strength and endurance in the fight for equality and justice in America. Their unwavering commitment to The Movement made it possible for a Black man named Barack Obama to become President of the United States. ...

Although the dictionary calls it archaic, the “management of a household” is one of the definitions listed for the word “economy.” Another definition is “a saving or attempt to reduce expenditures.” Yet another has to do with “the production and consumption of goods and services of a community regarded as a whole.” As I look at the descriptions, only the last one partially applies to Black Americans collect ...

African American students achieve at a different level than white students. Test scores are lower, as are high school and college completion rates, and the number of African Americans attending four-year institutions is falling. The rate of African American suspensions and expulsions from K-12 schools is higher than that of other groups. By almost any metric, there are gaps between African American students ...

What exactly do the offices of Gov. Rick Snyder, State Treasurer Andy Dillon, Detroit Public Schools Emergency Manager Roy Roberts, Educational Achievement Authority (EAA) Chancellor John Covington and the EAA Executive Board know about $12 million in loans made to the EAA from Detroit Public Schools? It appears the Gov. Snyder and Treasurer Dillon helped push a loan for their otherwise failing and underfun ...