Civil rights issues get a boost from allies and religious leaders
By Sarah Mieras LANSING – Ministers, parents, and grandparents are among the new LGBT rights activists. Fueled by the passage of Proposal 2 last fall, many [...]
Creep of the Week: U.S. House of Representatives
By Dawn Wolfe This week, we feature not one creep, but 327 of them – the 327 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, including 10 from Michigan, who [...]
Curtain Calls
Review: 'Betrayal' How men and women view relationships is at core of Pinter drama "It's all over," the audience is told at the end of the first scene of [...]
Curtain Calls XTRA
By John Quinn Review: 'Private Lives' Noel Coward comedy confirms: 'love hurts' It's the middle of February, and we're saturated with the icons of [...]
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente Liam is Abe, honest When you need a historical figure portrayed with reliable gravitas, you don't call David Spade; instead you beg Liam [...]
Couples request marriage licenses at courthouse in spite of Prop 2
By Dawn Wolfe PONTIAC – On Valentine's Day, five couples requested marriage licenses at the Oakland County courthouse. But instead of licenses and good [...]
Kofi Adoma: Creating history one organization at a time
She considers Mother Ruth to have been one of her greatest mentors. In the third installment of this year's Black History Month profiles, we take a look at [...]
Lynne Cheney speaks against constitutional amendment, then gets snappish
By Rex Wockner Lynne Cheney, wife of U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, opposes the constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage that President George W. [...]
HARC receives Conference of Mayors grant
YPSILANTI – HIV/AIDS Resource Center recently received a national grant from the United States Conference of Mayors to work locally to help promote HIV/AIDS [...]
Jamaica: A culture of hate, a climate of fear
" Boom bye bye Inna batty bwoy head Rude bwoy no promote no batty man Dem haffi dead Boom bye bye Inna batty bwoy head Rude bwoy no promote no batty man Dem [...]
Meet Bam Bam the BTL pet of the week
Meet Bam Bam, a handsome five-month-old brown-and-white Pointer/Labrador Retriever mix. He is an energetic dog that will do well in an active household. Bam [...]
