The Skillman Foundation brought three young people – including myself — to speak at the Mackinac Policy Conference this past summer, which made us the youngest speakers in the history of the annual gathering. The Mackinac Policy Conference is the Detroit Regional Chamber’s statewide event, which allows Michigan’s most influential audience […]

Everyone has that one friend who lives in Metro Detroit but roots for a seemingly random football team. In fact, three of my closest friends root for the San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers. Even though it seems everybody jumps ship when it comes to the Lions, Ford Field […]

Hit after hit, tackle after tackle, NFL players take a beating every game. Each play is fast and physical and in the heat of the moment, one wrong hit can end a player’s career. American football is known for being a “man’s sport.” It is aggressive, violent and dangerous. Injuries that […]

Following the death last month of Queen Elizabeth II, there’s a renewed debate over the purpose of a monarchy. While it’s largely symbolic with no real governing power, the royal family in England is the perfect example of why the monarchy should be dissolved. I say this for two reasons. The […]

With the recent Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade and the pro-abortion proposal on the Michigan ballot this November, I am compelled to share factual information about the onset of human life, the abortion industry, the prolife movement and the content of Proposal 3. If we follow the science, life begins at conception. […]

For 30 years, the North American International Auto Show was held in Detroit, every January, to showcase new vehicles and concepts from automotive manufacturers all over the globe. It is host to hundreds of cars, thousands of people, and many dif- ferent companies showing off their products. Because of this, […]

On August 24th, President Joe Biden announced that Americans who earn less than $125,000 annually would receive up to $10,000 in federal student loan forgiveness, while those who received Pell Grants would have up to $20,000 forgiven. The real question is: Is this enough? For years, the cost of attending […]

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has been one for the people since the day she came into office. Whitmer has done things in order to provide the residents of Michigan with the proper safety and medical protocols in order to keep the state safe while also maintaining the rights of individuals. She takes […]

Philanthropic giving should be strategically tailored around individ- ual experiences to ensure specific needs are adequately met. Individual philanthropists and foundations primarily provide resources to groups and organizations in key funding areas like education, health care, arts and culture and community and economic development — which commonly does not include individual […]

This is a story of a young man named Ibrahim Traore. He is my cousin, and he and I grew up together in the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire in West Africa. We are still really close, although we both left home to pursue our dreams and have not seen each other for […]