Race and the Race for the White House

December 18th, 2011 · No Comments

President Obama’s race and the immigration debate help keep the world’s eyes on the 2012 election.

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Great Michigan Read

October 17th, 2011 · 1 Comment

More than 250 communities, libraries and organizations across the state are part of the Michigan Humanities Council program focused on Kevin Boyle’s Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights and Murder In the Jazz Age.

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Michigan Cities: The Race Factor

October 17th, 2011 · 4 Comments

Some of the roots of our residents’ urban exodus lie at the doorstep of a touchy subject: race.

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Getting Down to Business in 2010 Race for Governor

November 16th, 2009 · 10 Comments

Getting Down to Business in 2010 Race for Governor Congressman Pete Hoekstra plans to bring common-sense, CEO sensibility to top post by Susan J. Demas November 16, 2009 When U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi flicked off the lights in Congress last summer instead of taking up the GOP’s offshore drilling legislation, a Twitter star was [...]

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Cherry the Alternative

November 12th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Cherry the Alternative by Gongwer News Service November 13, 2009 Right now there are at least 11 people running for, or thinking about running for, governor in 2010, and in the last two weeks the one who has done the most interesting stuff in the still-nascent race is the one who already has a governor [...]

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Obama Watching Michigan

November 5th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Obama Watching Michigan by Tim Skubick November 6, 2009 They pretty much bungled it in New York, but did better in New Jersey. So who knows how well they will do regarding the Democratic race for governor in Michigan. Sources confirm the Obama White House is already watching from the sidelines. Recall that the Obama [...]

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An Uncomfortable Truth

October 29th, 2009 · 4 Comments

An Uncomfortable Truth by Stephen A. Jones October 30, 2009 When former President Jimmy Carter said the most extreme attacks on President Barack Obama were rooted in racism, he ignited a firestorm of debate. Media pundits fought over whether Carter was right — often distorting his words in the process. Journalists sought to put Obama [...]

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