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THE AFRO - Thousands gathered Saturday to observe the third annual Women's March in D.C. The group was diverse, representing many demographics, ages and nationalities. The march started around 11 a.m. near Freedom Plaza, 1455 Pennsylvania Ave NW, and wrapped back around to the original location and site of the rally. The march, "Rise Up, #womenswave" built steam as it went on, with crowds swelling once they reached the main stage. This event was part of several marches held across the U.S. The...
DETROIT -With weeks of dangerous temperatures ahead, The Heat and Warmth Fund (THAW) is asking for help to raise funds for Michigan's federal employees to help keep their gas, electricity and water on during the "payless paydays" of the partial government shutdown. "Federal employees have dedicated their lives to jobs that improve our lives, and our country in ways we often take for granted," said Saunteel Jenkins, CEO of The Heat and Warmth Fund (THAW). "Many of these everyday heroes are still...
Although she acknowledges setting "big goals," Sherrexcia "Rexy" Rolle said the magic really happens in the small steps it takes to reach those ambitions. "That's where the victories are won, in your daily to do list," said Rolle, whose boardroom and classroom accomplishments likely turn as many heads as her modelesque looks. At 30, Rolle serves as vice president of operations and general counsel of Western Air Limited, her family's company and the largest privately-owned airline in the Bahamas....
The Trump Shutdown is in its 33rd day, and hundreds of thousands of workers still don't know when their next paycheck will come. Trump's temper tantrum has forced workers to take on second jobs just to pay their bills, and wait in long lines at food banks just to feed their children. The Trump Shutdown has to end. Here are real stories of Americans hurt by the Trump Shutdown: "We're being held hostage, but we are being hurt, tremendously hurt, through no fault of our own. That hurts. It really h...
The major mainstream media had a bad time last week, mostly brought on by themselves. It got so bad that special counsel Robert Mueller said to basically that the story about President Trump advising Michael Cohen to lie wasn’t true. But the Trump hating Left leaning media couldn’t help stepping in saying that it was an impeachable offense, “if true”. The story was in BuzzFeed and was later disregarded by Mueller as untrue, which put eggs on the faces of the mainstream media. The next story t...
There's a quote which says, "Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life." Perhaps that's what Shelley Baske was thinking when she began making and selling embroidered clothing items from her basement a couple years ago. The items she made included embroidered sweatshirts, hats, bags, and even some custom-designed items. Baske had learned to sew as a child at age 9, and she is apparently pretty good at it. Demand for her attractively embellished garments eventually o...
- MDOT has purchased the United Sound Studio and adjacent parking lot for $1.7 million. - The purchase was made in advance of the I-94 modernization project and subsequent replacement of the Second Avenue bridge over I-94. - MDOT will relocate the structure to the adjacent parking lot to preserve the facility and retain its historical designation. On Dec. 14, 2018, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) became the owner of the United Sound Studio located at 5840 Second Ave. in...
The Vietnam war spanned years of global conflict. Each party viewed the war, and other parties involved with different lenses. But most veterans, historians, and civilians claim the war ended with no positive payback for what was sacrificed. American military involvement seems to be taboo information and swept under the rug. Depictions of Vietnam has been a popular topic amongst Hollywood films and pop culture. But even with the war's limelight and controversy; Studies come out that yearly...
Red River's first factory at the heart of Detroit's West Side, located in Harmony Village was inaugurated last week. With a estimated investment totaling $100,000, this new factory serves to meet the fast-rising demands of consumers in the region and across the world wide web, will be the production hub for Red River's Consumer Products Division in the North America region. "...designing and manufacturing is in our community's DNA," says Olga Stella, executive director of DC3. "With the Detroit...
DETROIT- Michelle Beebe, Senior Deputy Director, Unemployment Insurance Agency, issued a reminder today to federal employees impacted by the partial government shutdown that UIA offices are open extended hours to serve them as well as the general public. "Laid off federal employees are facing trying times during the partial government shutdown," Beebe said. "We have continued our extended hours and hope that any federal employee will either go online or stop by one of our offices to determine...
In the pen of a large poultry farm was a sly rooster. He played tricks on the other birds on the farm, and was not very well liked. Late one afternoon, a fox slipped into the pen under the fence and grabbed the rooster in his mouth and made his escape under the fence. The barnyard dog began barking and the farmer ran after the fox, intending to rescue his rooster. "Come back, you wicked fox!" yelled the farmer as he ran. The rooster had been struggling to get away but he was held firmly in the...
