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One Detroit Network (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
A Charter Commissioner reviews and formulates charter proposals by soliciting ideas from citizens, city staff and elected officials. A city charter is the constitution governing the municipal government that defines the powers the citizens agree to give their city government and how the government is to be structured. The charter defines which officials are elected, their term lengths, duties, powers...
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One Detroit Network (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
The State of Michigan is going through a third world crisis when it comes to the state's economy. We have both Democrats and Republicans fighting over tax increases vs tax cuts. The same old song and dance. One thing that no one is talking about in public is the status of the Michigan State University Extension Program. Urban Michigan cannot begin to discuss urban agriculture or horticulture unless...
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One Detroit Network (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
Conservatives and liberals must understand that the world they once knew no longer exists. The resistance of evolving technology, education and infrastructure is fading away as we transition from a 20th century way of thinking into a 22nd century way of thinking. We are no longer secular but universal in our way of solving problems in our communities. Therefore, urban conservatives must lead the way...
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One Detroit Network (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
Detroit is facing an economic crisis of proportions not seen in decades. Personally, I do not think people realize how deep the situation in Detroit is when it comes to stability. Most days people feel that we are headed towards anarchy in this city. When you add poverty to the crisis we have a serious catastrophe. This past week we saw how truly depressed and distressed came out in droves seeking...
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One Detroit Network (Free subscription) | 05/10/2009
Oftentimes, I hear some far left wing liberals discuss how social conservatism is dead in the water. They point to people like President Obama and how people did not use the Bible to make a vote. Well here is the reality. Social conservatism is not dead. It simply needs to be retooled. It is being retooled as we speak and this time black social conservatives are truly leading the way. One such leader...
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One Detroit Network (Free subscription) | 05/10/2009
In the City of Detroit you will find almost on every corner a hair and cosmetics business. The major problem is most of these stores are not owned and operated by people of color but our Asian counterparts. Now I do not have a problem with diversity, however, I often ask myself would Asian support a Chinese buffet owned and operated by blacks in an Asian community? The answer to that is no. So why...
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One Detroit Network (Free subscription) | 05/10/2009
While urban planners here in Detroit are trying to "rightsize" the city by implementing urban agriculture one thing we have not discussed fully is urban aquaculture. The City of Detroit, Benton Harbor and Muskegon are ripe for urban aquaculture to help generate revenue into these cities. Aquaculture is fish farming. This is where people can cultivate fish for food in a controlled environment,...
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Booker Rising (Free subscription) | 29/09/2009
After a recent trip, the conservative Republican blogger in Detroit wonders if black conservatives trying to persuade the wrong black folks over to conservatism. He argues that bookeristas should focus on black immigrants : "It always depresses me when black people hold ignorant views of other black people across the Diaspora. No wonder our community is a joke here in Detroit. Being bi-cultural...
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One Detroit Network (Free subscription) | 28/09/2009
Everytime I go to Mackinac City and Mackinac Island I am fascinated by the Jamaicans who work on the island. Their hard work and determination to do what's right should inspire all urban conservatives. However. when I come back to my community we have blacks who simply hate on our West Indies community. our Of course, for some who live in Detroit who have fallen for the cultural stereotypes of Jamaicans...
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One Detroit Network (Free subscription) | 28/09/2009
I was amazed of how 2100 Republicans registered for the Michigan GOP Leadership Conference on Mackinac Island. Unfortunately, only a few minorities were at this conference. In fact, it was so noticeable that people started asking me questions as soon as I got off the ferry boat Friday evening. The question? Where are the minorities at the conference and where are they in the party? Therefore, a small...
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One Detroit Network (Free subscription) | 28/09/2009
The Michigan Republican Party has just completed its 28th annual Biennial Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference and trust me it was worth the 4.5 hours getting there. As usual, the stakeholders in the party are here for one thing. Fix Michigan. Yes, while our state is suffering massive unemployment and Lansing's lack of ability to lead many grassroots, business, educators and state party leadership...
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Booker Rising (Free subscription) | 05/10/2009
Akindele Akinyemi, a conservative Republican blogger in Detroit, Mich., opines : "While urban planners here in Detroit are trying to 'rightsize' the city by implementing urban agriculture one thing we have not discussed fully is urban aquaculture. The City of Detroit, Benton Harbor and Muskegon are ripe for urban aquaculture to help generate revenue into these cities. Aquaculture...
