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Janis F. Kearney, the first Presidential Diarist in the White House, who served in that role from 1995-2001 during the administration of former President Bill

Editor’s Note: Herb Boyd, a Detroiter based in New York is a member of The PuLSE Institute National Advisory Panel. The noted journalist and  historian

With the election of U.S. Senator Kamala Harris as the first Black woman Vice President-elect of the United States, the Caribbean nation of Jamaica has

They come from different and diverse ethnic backgrounds. Each of them has a strong academic foundation and are intellectually curious. But the tie that binds

Editor’s Note: Detroit Attorney Tonya Myers Philips currently serves as the Community Partnerships & Development Director of the Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social

The coronavirus pandemic crisis, which has disproportionately impacted Black and Brown communities coupled with the Black Lives Matter demonstrations against police brutality after the death

Bankole Thompson is the editor-in-chief of The PuLSE Institute, Detroit’s independent anti-poverty think tank. He is a twice-a-week opinion columnist at The Detroit News, where his column appears

PuLSE OutLOOK The PuLSE Literacy Circle, an online author conversation and Q&A series devoted to promoting critical literature that represents a diverse cultural landscape, begins on Thursday, October,

Editor’s Note: Tina M. Patterson, a Detroit native is the president and director of research at The PuLSE Institute, Detroit’s independent anti-poverty think tank. She

Editor’s Note: Tina M. Patterson is the president and director of research at The PuLSE Institute, Detroit’s independent anti-poverty think tank. She was previously a

The PuLSE Institute, Detroit’s independent anti-poverty think tank, is launching the PuLSE Literary Circle (PLC), an online forum series that will feature regular community conversations and interviews

PULSE ENCOUNTER SERIES Agnes Hitchcock, the indefatigable leader of Call ‘Em Out Coalition, the noted Black activist group in Detroit, has a knack for publicly

Editor’s Note:William Riley is a senior fellow at The PuLSE Institute, where he is focused on the intersection of criminal justice reform and poverty. A veteran

The PuLSE Institute is deeply saddened by the sudden loss of the brilliant and courageous actor Chadwick Boseman at the age of 43. Through his work,