Ken Coleman

Updated 11:30 a.m. 8/13/24 “We ain’t going back,” U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) said during a 20-minute address during a Harris-Walz rally in Detroit on Monday.  The veteran U.S. House member told about 250 Black women at Detroit’s Garden Theater–an African American-owned venue– that Vice President Kamala Harris is a candidate who can defeat Donald […]

The state Bureau of Elections on Friday disqualified independent presidential candidate Cornel West from the Nov. 5 general election ballot over a technical violation of state law. West was disqualified for failing to have his candidate affidavit properly notarized, which invalidated the required document. Challenges were filed with the Michigan Department of State office by […]

During a spirited Labor Day rally in Detroit on Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris committed to fostering “an opportunity economy” and supporting workers’ right to unionize.  “When union wages go up, everyone’s wages go up,” the Democratic presidential nominee said during a 15-minute address to roaring applause. “When union places are safer, every workplace is […]

Three nonprofits earlier this month released findings of a study that analyzes segments or values clusters within the Black community in three swing states that goes deeper than typical demographics.  The research in Michigan, Georgia and Pennsylvania was not conducted in support of any candidate. Results of a national, four-year project to study the Black […]

During a one-hour campaign stop in Detroit, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) railed against Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris.  Vance, who is former President Donald Trump’s running mate, returned to Michigan after campaign stops in Auburn Hills and Marne last week. In Eastern Market, Vance spoke about immigration, the economy and automotive production.  “I’m going […]

Ed Vaughn, a former state House Democrat from Detroit, died on Tuesday. He was 90.  Vaughn served in the Michigan House during two stints in the late 1970s and 1990s until 2001. During his tenure, he was a leading opposition voice to the GOP-led state takeover of the Detroit Public Schools in 1999.  He also […]

On Oct. 16, 1986, a memorial to boxing great and World War II veteran Joe Louis was dedicated at the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Woodward Avenue in downtown Detroit.   The sculpture, commissioned by Time magazine and carried out by Robert Graham, is a 24-foot long arm with a fisted hand suspended by a 24-foot […]

As GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump was poised to hold a rally in Detroit on Friday, Democrats launched efforts to push back against the former president.  Vice President Kamala Harris, who is Black and Asian American, faces Trump on Nov. 5. She last visited the Motor City on Tuesday and is slated to be back […]

The first day of early in-person voting in the Motor City was a success, according to the Detroit elections chief.  “We were happy to see nearly 2,000 Detroiters exercise their right to vote at one of our 14 Early Vote Centers across the city,” said Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey. Of that number, residents voted […]

Union members and elected officials rallied on Wednesday against Stellantis arguing that the automaker isn’t living up their 2023 contract.   The effort, which was led by United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 372 in Trenton, was scheduled ahead of a Nov. 13 strike authorization vote.  “If we are not willing to fight, it’s over. I know […]