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Ex-Democratic Whip David Bonior on Poverty, COVID-19 and Congress
PULSE ENCOUNTER SERIES Former U.S. Representative David Bonior served Michigan in Congress for 26 years. Eleven years as the Democratic whip, the number two position
PuLSE Editor-in-Chief and Detroit News Columnist Indicts Detroit’s Recovery in MSU Slavery Keynote
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Letter From Britain: COVID-19 Devastating Black Britons
Editor’s Note: Joan Blaney, a plain advocate for the black community in the United Kingdom, is the author of From Kitchen Sink to Boardroom: Realizing Women’s
WHY BISHOP BROOKS’ THEOLOGY OF FREEDOM AND COMPASSION MATTER
By Bankole Thompson In his seminal work, Black Theology and Black Power, James Cone, one of the great theologians of the 20th century writes, “Black theology must
Pastor Kinloch: No ‘Transparency’ in Detroit’s COVID-19 Response
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$500 Billion To Corporations In Virus “Rescue,” Crumbs For SNAP
By Robert S. Weiner and Zach Filtz The PuLSE Institute House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and President Donald Trump have called for a next “phase
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Gov. Whitmer’s Coronavirus Water Mandate Shows Lack Of Courage
This column is part of The PuLSE Institute’s ongoing series, “Coronavirus and Poverty,” about how health inequities impact COVID-19. For information about this public health series
Coronavirus Forces Detroit to Confront Poverty Epidemic
This column is part of The PuLSE Institute’s ongoing series, “Coronavirus and Poverty,” about how health inequities impact COVID-19. For information about this public health series
U.S. Senator Peters: What The Coronavirus Stimulus Means for Michigan
Editor’s Note: United States Senator Gary Peters (D-Michigan) serves on the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental
Rep. Tlaib: Coronavirus Underscores Need For Medicare For All
Editor’s Note: This column by U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Detroit, is part of The PuLSE Institute’s ongoing series, “Coronavirus and Poverty,” about how health inequities
POOR LEADERSHIP DEMONSTRATES TRUE DISPASSION FOR THE POOR DURING CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK
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