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
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Chadwick Boseman: Long Live Our Ubuntu Hero
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,
PuLSE CEO Forum on Poverty to Spotlight Detroit’s Post-Coronavirus Recovery
DETROIT, MI. August 26, 2020— The PuLSE Institute (Institute for Public Leadership and Social Equity), Detroit’s non-partisan and independent anti-poverty think tank will kick off its first 2020
Michigan Farmers, COVID-19 And WTO Fight Against Poverty
Bob C. Ezumah, an international trade expert is a senior fellow at The PuLSE Institute, where his work examines the wider implications of trade policies, and how
PuLSE Editor-in-Chief Bankole Thompson Joins CNN Panel to Discuss Historic Pick of Kamala Harris As VP Candidate
Bankole Thompson, the Executive Dean and Editor-in-Chief of The PuLSE Institute, and a twice-a-week opinion columnist at The Detroit News, was invited by CNN last Wednesday
Autism, COVID-19 And The Rest of Us
By C. Paschal Eze It is not uncommon for some people to see autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as squarely a challenge and concern for the
Former Minneapolis Mayor Hodges On White Liberal Resistance to Police Reform
PULSE ENCOUNTER SERIES The brutal death of George Floyd under the knee of a white Minneapolis police officer has placed the searchlight on the City
The Complicated Debate About Reopening Schools In Detroit
Editor’s Note: Dorothea Williams-Arnold is a senior fellow at The PuLSE Institute, where she focuses on the academic needs of students in poor communities. She
PuLSE Institute Honors Civil Rights Heroes John Lewis and C.T. Vivian
The PuLSE Institute issued a statement on Saturday about the deaths of Congressman John Lewis and Rev. C.T. Vivian, two notable champions of the Civil Rights
Detroit Tops List Of Police Officers Who Can’t Testify In Court
Our editor-in-chief Bankole Thompson, who is a twice-a-week opinion columnist at The Detroit News, secured the first Brady/Giglio list of police officers with credibility issues in Wayne
Would Detroit Police Have Killed Hakim Littleton If He Was White?
Editor’s Note: Tina M. Patterson, a Detroit native and attorney is the president and director of research at The PuLSE Institute, Detroit’s independent anti-poverty think
Historic Detroit Right-to-Literacy Lead Counsel Rosenbaum Joins PuLSE Institute
Mark Rosenbaum, the lead attorney in the groundbreaking Detroit right-to-literacy case, and the director of the Opportunity Under Law Project at Public Counsel, one of the
International Trade Expert Joins PuLSE Institute As Senior Fellow
Bob C. Ezumah, a former Export Promotion and Business Development Manager with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) NEXTT Project, and currently Logistics
Inkster Police Chief William Riley Joins Detroit’s Anti-Poverty Think Tank
William T. Riley, the police chief of the City of Inkster, and a veteran law enforcement official, who has been pushing for a new model