Bankole Thompson, the editor-in-chief of The PuLSE Institute, and an opinion columnist at The Detroit News, was invited by CNN last Wednesday August 12 to participate on a
PuLSE Institute Announces Gandhi Award for Global Justice
A new national award launched by The PuLSE Institute (Institute for Public Leadership and Social Equity), Detroit’s anti-poverty think tank, will allow the Institution every year starting
Congress Must Offer Food Relief to Help Detroit and Nation Immediately Before Election Adjournment
By Robert Weiner and Adjanni Ramos As midterm elections approach, Congress must persist to offer food relief to help Detroit and the nation. Democrats need
Detroit Taxpayers Should Not Fund Billionaire Dan Gilbert’s Hudson Project
By Tina M. Patterson, Esq. President, The PuLSE Institute After a second delayed vote regarding Bedrock’s request, owned by billionaire Dan Gilbert, for $60Million tax
Detroit’s Premier Black Columnist Bankole Thompson to Host Live 910AM Town Hall in Grand Rapids on Police Reform May 11
Two-hour event at New Faith Temple Church of God in Christ in Grand Rapids will examine race and police reform in the wake of the
Dillard University Appoints Critically Acclaimed Journalist Bankole Thompson to Executive Board of Center for Racial Justice
Dillard University in New Orleans, one of the nation’s oldest and most prominent Black colleges, has appointed Bankole Thompson, the distinguished Black journalist, author and cultural
In Powerful Keynote Address, Social Critic, Journalist Bankole Thompson Tells Dillard University Students to Change Debilitating State of Black America
Persistent poverty and income inequality coupled with centuries of institutional racism enforced by a sophisticated and racist caste system has made the future of Black
PuLSE Dinner Next Month to Honor Board Member, Beloved Detroiter Dewan Mitchell
The PuLSE Institute, Detroit’s national anti-poverty think tank, is planning to honor its former board member Dewan Mitchell, 57, a widely respected entertainment executive and
What can Detroit Learn from the Denver Basic Income Project?
Guest Column By Mark Donovan Detroit, like so many other cities around the country, continues to seek ways to more effectively and immediately fight poverty,
Top Healthcare Executive Michael Grace Speaks Out on Health Crisis and Poverty in the Black Community
Michael Grace has been a healthcare executive for over 28 years, working at some of the nation’s premier health systems. He served as a COO at
PuLSE President Tina Patterson Calls for More Women Leaders
Attorney Tina M. Patterson, Esq., is the president and director of research at The PuLSE Institute, a national anti-poverty think tank headquartered in Detroit with
Top Journalist Bankole Thompson to Keynote April 7 Lecture on Race and Poverty at Dillard University in New Orleans
Bankole Thompson, one of the nation’s leading Black journalists, whose courageous and polemical work on issues of racial justice and economic inequality continues to prick
Longtime Civil Rights Activist, NAACP Leader Jim Vincent Named to Providence Reparations Commission
Jim Vincent, a renowned civil rights activist and the president of the Providence Branch of the NAACP, who for years has been pushing for racial
Bankole Thompson’s Brown University Keynote Address Calls on Major White Institutions to Join Racial Justice Fight
In a riveting keynote address delivered with masterful oratory on the theme, “Why Major Institutions Must Address the Fierce Urgency of Racial Justice,” Bankole Thompson,
PuLSE Institute Mourns Passing of Board Member, Detroit Entertainment Executive Dewan Mitchell
Dewan Mitchell, a widely respected and nationally renowned Detroit entertainment executive, who worked on both sides of the creative and business side of the industry,
Journalist, Cultural Critic Bankole Thompson to Deliver Keynote Address at Brown University Forum on Race and Democracy Feb. 24
Bankole Thompson, a nationally acclaimed Black journalist and cultural critic described by the Eisenhower Foundation as a “Courageous voice on behalf of the dispossessed and disenfranchised,
