- Created on 14 May 2013
Fantasia entering a new era
Not long ago Stephanie Mills had an album titled “Born For This.” She was — and so was Fantasia, the season 3 “American Idol” winner whose brand new album, “Side Effects of You,” had an amazingly successful debut and might surpass the sales of her first three albums.
People are still talking about Fantasia’s recent powerhouse performance on “
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Black public relations professionals present PR Revitalization Day Summit
The National Black Public Relations Society – Detroit Chapter (NBPRS) is pleased to announce Public Relations Revitalization – Exploring New Age Practices to Reach Global Success event. This day long summit will take place on Saturday, May 18th at the historic Detroit Public Library (Explorers room) from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Ti
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Detroit Emergency Manager Defends Use of Consultants in Financial Recovery
The criticism that the use of consultants getting paid over a million dollars per month to help craft a financial recovery map for Detroit is baseless according to emergency financial manager Kevyn Orr.
Since December of last year, Detroit agreed to pay $14 million to nine different companies to provide financial and
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EFM Report: Detroit Should Get Out of Power Supply Business
The current state of Detroit’s electricity grid is not only unreliable but a burden to the city and its residents and the maintenance of the public lighting system has cause the city to continue to operate at a loss, according to a new report emergency financial manager Kevyn Orr will release Monday to the public.
The
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Mayor Bing to Abandon Race for Mayor Tuesday?
Amidst speculations that there is a movement underway to draft Detroit Mayor Dave Bing to enter an already crowded field for mayor, Bing himself will tell Detroiters Tuesday afternoon what he plans to do.
Mayor Bing will appear at the Charles Wright Museum of African American History at noon to announce whether he will officially become a mayoral
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