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  • The River Rouge School District announces the hiring of new High School Principal

    River Rouge Schools Communications|Aug 8, 2024

    The River Rouge School District is elated to announce the hiring of Roderick Wallace, Ph.D. as Principal of the River Rouge High School. Dr. Wallace is no stranger to the River Rouge School District, and this is a homecoming of sorts. He previously served as Vice Principal of the River Rouge High School from 2014-2017. Dr. Wallace left the district to become Program Director for the Eastern Michigan University Upward Bound Program. He is also a lecturer for their College of Education. Dr....

  • The River Rouge School District proudly announces two highlights' DQS Sponsorship Agreement and 'Rouge', documentary

    River Rouge Schools Communications|Apr 18, 2024

    The River Rouge School District proudly announces the 'Rouge', a documentary on the historic high school basketball team opened the Freep Film Festival on April 10, 2024. In addition, the District Announces an Unprecedented Sponsorship Agreement with River Rouge High School Class of 2005 Alum Josh Morris and Detroit Quality Staffing (DQS). The River Rouge Panthers are the undisputed winningest high school boys' basketball program in the history of Michigan High School Basketball. The program was...

  • PHOTO OF THE WEEK

    Communications|Dec 28, 2023

    NAACP President, Derrick Johnson, holds his Detroit Lions football in the air. He was presented the football during the Western Wayne County NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner by their Young Adult Chairperson Bernard Jackson and President Gina Wilson Steward. At the time, the Lions were 5 -1. Go Detroit Lions!!...

  • Don't forget to complete your 2020 Census

    NAACP Communications|Mar 26, 2020

    The United States Constitution requires that the nation's population is counted every ten years to ensure equal representation for all communities. The entire population of the United States must be counted, not just citizens. For many reasons, it is vitally important that everyone is counted. The official count helps to ensure fair political representation. It is used to: allocate seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, determine the number of Electoral College votes for each state and...

  • NAACP Issues Statement on Mass Shooting in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio

    NAACP Communications|Aug 8, 2019

    BALTIMORE - The NAACP released the following statement in the aftermath of the fatal shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio, which took the lives of 29 people in total. "We extend our deepest heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of the victims of these tragic shootings. Those that lost their lives deserve better. We call on this current administration to use its resources to repair the moral fabric of this country instead of using divisive and inflammatory rhetoric to further...