Community Leadership

Nikki Giovanni empowers black women in Detroit

 World-renowned poet, writer, activist and educator Nikki Giovanni attended the Southfield Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Inc.’s literary luncheon on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014,

Cornel West talks about his arrest in Ferguson

Last week, renowned intellectual and activist Cornel West was among 49 protesters arrested during what was deemed “Moral Monday” in Ferguson, Missouri. Charged with disturbing the

Al Sharpton meets with U.S. attorney to seek justice for Eric Garner

Rev. Al Sharpton and family members of Eric Garner met with Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Loretta Lunch in attempt to make their case for a federal investigation into Garner’s death at the hands of an NYPD police officer. Garner was killed last month after he was placed in a chokehold and suffocated by officer Daniel Pantaleo