Editor’s Note: Sam Riddle is an honorably discharged Vietnam era veteran who acquired a G.E.D. after dropping out of high school to enlist. A graduate
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Women Leadership Forum Spotlights Strategies to Overcome Inequality
Editor’s Note: Tina M. Patterson, a Detroit native and attorney is the President and Director of Research at The PuLSE Institute, where she brings a strong
Honoring Our Veterans With a Lifeline to Opportunity
Editor’s Note: Ken Huxley is a retired United States Air Force colonel with a 26-year military career, who currently serves as Vice President and Chief of
Talking Poverty Among Wealthy Whites at the DAC
By Bankole Thompson In his magnum opus, “Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos Or Community,” the Rev Martin Luther King Jr., laid out the
Eliminate Property Tax and Spur Detroit’s Comeback
Editor’s Note: John Mogk, a renowned expert on critical urban issues has held many public leadership roles including recent chair of the Michigan Council on
John Conyers, Progressive Giant
A Vignette of Memories Funny, Happy, and Sad Editor’s Note: A vignette of memories from Robert Weiner, former Press Secretary/Spokesman for Conyers and his committees,
PuLSE Editor-in-Chief Calls on Youth to Be Salesmen and Women for Democracy
Editor’s Note: Bankole Thompson, the editor-in-chief of The PuLSE Institute today delivered the opening keynote address at the 5th Annual Statewide Youth Political Summit at
Conyers: Passing the Torch of Dignity and Courage
Editor’s Note: Tina M. Patterson, a Detroit native and attorney is the President and Director of Research at The PuLSE Institute, where she brings a
No Critical Mass Challenging Detroit’s Leaders Fuels Marginalization
Editor’s Note: Tina M. Patterson, a Detroit native and attorney is the President and Director of Research at The PuLSE Institute, where she brings a
How a Tax Break to Help the Poor Went to NBA Owner Dan Gilbert
Editor’s Note: This story was originally published on Oct. 24 by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. The PuLSE Institute is reprinting
What Detroit Can Learn From Evo Morales’ Anti-Poverty Fight
By Bankole Thompson In 2006, Evo Morales was inaugurated as the first indigenous president of Bolivia. His improbable political journey to the highest office in
Will New IMF President Make Poverty Top Priority?
By Bankole Thompson The International Monetary Fund, the leading lending agency responsible for ensuring the financial stability of the world, has been the subject of
PuLSE Institute Launches Bernard Lafayette Global Center for Transformative Leadership
As the United Nation observes Thursday, October 17, as the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, the national anti-poverty think tank headquartered in Detroit, The
PuLSE Institute Announces Cynthia Pasky Emerging Leaders Award
Detroit’s anti-poverty think tank, The PuLSE Institute (Institute for Public Leadership and Social Equity), has launched an annual award to honor distinguished students in the Institute’s Junior