The Rev. Douglas P. Jones, the Senior Pastor of Welcome Missionary Baptist Church in Pontiac, serves as President of the Oakland County Ministerial Fellowship and the Greater Pontiac Community Coalition/Committee of 50. (Courtesy photo)
By The Rev. Pastor Douglas P. Jones
Oakland County’s rosy economic outlook and steady job growth are cause for optimism as we continue our climb out of the pandemic’s economic hole. But in metropolitan areas long defined by inequality – for instance, average incomes in the Pontiac area are only half those just across Route 24 in Bloomfield Hills – leadership and vision will be needed to turn “prosperity for some” into “prosperity for all.”
Michigan’s all-out push for universal internet access is a smart place to start. More than $1.5 billion from President Joe Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure bill…
