Jason A. Michael
Jason A. Michael is a senior staff writer for Between The Lines and Pride Source Media Group. He has been writing for BTL since 1999. Jason is also an Essence bestselling author. He may be reached at [email protected].
The Michigan Film Fail
It was destined to make Michigan the movie-making capital of the Midwest. Then, just three years after it was enacted, it was decimated by Gov. Rick Snyder and the boom went bust before it even began in earnest. "Jane of All Trades: The Rise & [...]
Faith Comes Full Circle
DETROIT – If 50 is the age that traditionally signals the onslaught of a midlife crisis in most men, in Kevin Kinsel it's signaling the rebirth of his faith. On July 28th, three days after he reaches that milestone age, Kinsel will realize a [...]
Menjo's gets makeover
At one time, there were no less than nine gay nightclubs nestled between Six and Seven Mile Roads in the Palmer Park area. The older crowd can recall countless nights spent at the Glass House, Bookies, Backstage, Tiffany's, Menjo's, Heaven, the Gas [...]
Restoring the Park
Renaissance. Resurgence. Revitalization. These are words bursting with hope and ambition and, in the past decade or two, have been bandied about in reference to just about every part of the city of Detroit you can imagine. Rarely, though, is their [...]
Diana Ross comes home
The last few years have been replete with challenges for Diana Ross. The Detroit native and Motown legend has been searching for her proper footing pretty much from the start of the new millennium. OK, even before. In 1999, she divorced her husband [...]
Pastor embroiled in scandal leaves behind legacy of good works that cannot be denied
In the preceding 20-plus years before his very public fall from grace, Rev. Mark Bidwell built a solid reputation as a minister, activist and all-around compassionate human being that no one scandal can besmirch. The former senior pastor of [...]
OBITUARY: Gordon Barnard
ROSEVILLE – He was known as a character, a diva and a legend – at least in his own mind – by those who loved him and knew him well. Gordon Barnard, 75, died Nov. 27th after suffering a series of serious falls. Born in Eldorado, Ill., Barnard moved [...]
Equality Michigan hate crimes talk tackles difficult subject
DETROIT – It's a subject that brings to light one of the very darkest examples of man's inhumanity toward man. About 50 people came out to a panel discussion on hate crimes last Wednesday. The discussion, which took place in the Spencer Patrich [...]
Gordon Barnard
OBITUARY Feb. 27, 1936 – Nov. 26, 2011 ROSEVILLE – He was known as a character, a diva and a legend – at least in his own mind – by those who loved him and knew him well. Gordon Barnard, 75, died Nov. 27 after suffering a series of serious [...]
Michelle Moore murder update: Gruesome slaying no longer looked at as hate crime
DETROIT – After originally calling upon the FBI to investigate the case as a possible hate crime, officials at Equality Michigan are now revealing that the tragic death of Michelle Moore is no longer being considered as such. Moore went missing [...]
OBITUARY: Rev. Darren McCarroll
DETROIT – Rev. Darren McCarroll, a champion for social justice and longtime minister with the Unity Fellowship Church Movement, succumbed to a year-long battle with colon cancer Nov. 27. He was 48. Born and raised in the city of Detroit, McCarroll [...]
The Fire This Time
It is a global pandemic that has claimed the lives of more than 33 million men, women and children since 1981. It is an indiscriminate, insidious killer. But here in the States, AIDS is beginning to be looked at by a new generation of young adults [...]