Rochelle Riley
Detroit Free Press
Texas, United States
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Children in Crisis: What we’re doing, not doing and should be doing
For traumatized Michigan children who have not been given what they need to heal, and to lean, former Free Press columnist calls for solutions. → Read More
Flint boy was suspended, sent home from school 50+ times. His mom blames water crisis.
A Flint mother says that poisoned water caused severe issues for her young son, resulting in problems at school and learning delays. → Read More
Traumatized kids are not a rarity in Michigan classrooms
Former Free Press Columnist Rochelle Riley has studied how trauma impacts how children learn. Children In Crisis explores the problem and solutions. → Read More
Michigan's teachers, counselors experiencing trauma 'on a regular basis'
A Michigan teacher becomes part of a team of people that helps a traumatized boy. Along the way she must rely on her training and strength. → Read More
Judge Damon Keith created a Justice League of warriors
Damon Keith was on a lifelong quest for justice, not for himself, but for everyone. He also created a Justice League of warriors to continue the fight. → Read More
Cobo Center to get new name after years of controversy: What we know
Michigan's largest bank wins naming rights to Cobo Convention Center for $1.5 million. → Read More
Death cannot steal John Dingell's legacy
John Dingell may have yielded his body to the earth and his soul to the heavens, but his legacy is America’s to protect. And we must. → Read More
Riley: A farewell is coming, but not yet
We must take time to prepare for farewells, do them properly, Rochelle Riley writes → Read More
Riley: Rashida Tlaib represents more than single remark
Donald Trump has turned the political landscape into a seventh-grade playground. The goal for everyone else? To not stoop to his level. → Read More
Amid community turmoil, Charles H. Wright Museum names new CEO
Four months after its last CEO was forced to retire, the Charles H. Wright Museum named a new chief executive officer, the museum announced Wednesday → Read More
3 black teens pushed each other to become doctors. Now they're helping others do the same.
Three troubled African-American boys met in college and made sure all reached their dream. Now they're giving scholarships to black future doctors. → Read More
Don't make a list of resolutions; resolve to be better
How can I write about politics or our overwhelming national racial discord without writing about the hate that oozes from it? Easy: I’ll write about hope. → Read More
Trio’s boyz-to-men journey leads to successful careers as doctors
Three black men, each from different set of dire circumstances, met in college and fulfilled dream to become doctors; now they want others to do same → Read More
Michelle Obama stuns Wayne State Uni. students at the Motown Museum
Former First Lady Michelle Obama tells students that people will question their worth their whole lives. But it is their choice whether to pay attention to naysayers. → Read More
Riley: Banning 'Baby, It's Cold Outside' is not protecting women
People complaining about the lyrics to "Baby, It's Cold Outside" obviously haven't listened to popular radio music in the past decade — or past week. → Read More
Riley: In these tumultuous times, we must thank our military more
We honor them on Veteran’s Day, but during these tumultuous times, do we not owe our military members and veterans more? We should do more. → Read More
#MeToo founder Tarana Burke blasts the movement for ignoring poor women
'The #MeToo movement has forgotten us,' Tarana Burke said of black, Hispanic and Native American women. 'Stop giving your power away to white folks.' → Read More
#MeToo founder Tarana Burke blasts the movement for ignoring poor women
'The #MeToo movement has forgotten us,' Tarana Burke said of black, Hispanic and Native-American women. 'Stop giving your power away to white folks.' → Read More
Sentence in shooting case represents watershed moment for a community
'I don’t feel like he’s remorseful, Brennan Walker's mother told the judge, who then sentenced Jeffrey Zeigler to 4 to 10 years in prison. → Read More
Riley: On Tuesday, vote for or against hate
With high projections for Michigan voter turnout in 2018 midterms, this is a referendum on President Donald Trump → Read More