News Spotlight

Rina Risper, President and Publisher of The New Citizens Press and Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. chatted about his illustrious legal career at an Operation Reachback in Association with Black Seventh-day Adventists Professionals  event in Detroit in November 2002. 
     Operation Reachback’s state philosophy is “Climbing Upward – Reaching Back” which means that once they achieve educational, financial and career heights, they remember to turn around and lend a helping  hand to those still climbing the ladder.

A remarkable woman noted for breaking barriers of gender and race in science.

EAST LANSING, MI – A new endowed scholarship program in Michigan State University’s College of Natural Science will provide $5,000 scholarships to students from Lansing’s J.W. Sexton and Eastern high schools starting in the fall.

 Woman claims she wrote tune after daughter became pregnant

  Renewing vehicle tabs is a snap thanks to automated self-service stations now in Secretary of State PLUS offices and SUPER!Centers across Michigan, Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land announced today.

Review  of “Long Time  Since Yesterday”

February 1 was the signal that a new month began.  That meant that it was time to pay rent, balance my budget, turn the page of my calendar, and organize my schedule for the new month’s activities.  But there was one thing that I almost forgot.  February is Black history month; so I decided to reflect on some of the contributions that African Americans made to society.

    LANSING, MI — At a time when most small businesses are struggling for answers to keep afloat in this recessionary economy, C.L. Moore & Associates, P.C.  Lansing’s only African-American full-time Certified Public Accounting firm, is thriving! The firms managing partner, Charles L. Moore, is enthusiastic, optimistic, and leads a staff of 3 full-time accountants and Executive Assistant, with passion and vision.  Moore knows were he is going and has strategically placed his firm in the growing segment of accounting, called Management C  onsulting.

 African American scholars discuss the shortcomings of — and continuing need for — Black History Month.