Meet the New Miss USA, She’s an Arab American Immigrant
Rima Fakih was born in Lebanon. Representing the state of Michigan, she took the crown at the Miss USA contest on Sunday night.
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Hispanic Businesses Thrive In Detroit, Despite Poor Economy: FI2W’s Martina Guzman on WDET
The crisis in the U.S. auto industry is among the many serious challenges facing Michigan’s economy. People are moving out of Michigan at a higher rate than any state in the nation, and at 8.5 percent Michigan has the highest average annual unemployment rate in the U.S. Despite…
"One Who Can Really Appreciate Voting": A Black Voter Remembers the Old South
DETROIT – Martina Guzman, FI2W reporter John McDowell sat in his lawn chair at the Kemeny voting center in Detroit. He passed out Obama literature and smiled at the young people who came to vote. “I’m one of the ones…
Economy a Bad Joke: George Lopez Campaigns for Obama Among Detroit's Latinos
Lopez campaigns for Obama in Detroit (Photo: Freep.com|Detroit Free Press) It was George Lopez doing the talking, but this time the punch line wasn’t funny. “You cannot be happy with the last eight years,” the comedian said. “Do you like…
Lifting the veil on Obama's relations with Arab-Americans
The sharp outcry last week after two Muslim women wearing headscarves were told they couldn’t appear behind Senator Barack Obama at a campaign rally in Detroit, has raised questions about the credibility and motivations of Obama’s post-racial, multi-ethnic message and…