Serving Metropolitan Detroit Since 1944
Serving Metropolitan Detroit Since 1944
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Ever wonder what giving back to community in a big way looks like? Look no further than the city of Inkster, where Midwest Recycling founder and CEO Abe Hachem and several other business owners in the city stepped up to support public safety. Hachem has generously provided for the city of Inkster to send two candidates to the fire academy and the police academy. Inkster resident Terae Smith began training at Schoolcraft College Fire Academy in January. All expenses involved in the arduous...
DETROIT - After he killed six people and failed in an attempt to kill himself, the man that haunted the community for weeks is in custody. Kenyel Brown, 40, was wanted in relation to six deaths, two carjackings and one nonfatal shooting in and around Detroit, Detroit Police Chief James Craig told news media Monday afternoon. Police departments throughout the Metropolitan Detroit area and the U. S. Marshals had been on the lookout for Brown since January. The U.S. Marshals had increased the rewar...
ROMULUS – On Saturday, February 8, 2020 the Youth Branch of the Western Wayne County NAACP hosted a Founder's Day Trivia Competition. This was the first event for the re-established youth branch under the leadership of Youth Advisor, Jessika Kennedy. Youth from seven churches throughout the area participated. They were; Pentecost MBC – Romulus, New Jerusalem MBC – Inkster, Love Joy MBC – River Rouge, Christ Temple COR – Inkster, Christian Faith Ministries – Garden City, New Hope MBC – Taylor an...
It is no secret that obesity is an epidemic in America. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), nearly 40 percent of American adults were obese for the years 2015-2016. For youth, it was 18.5 percent for the same time frame. For African Americans age 35 and older, the CDC says 43 percent struggle with obesity, compared to 32 percent of whites. People who are obese are at increased risk for other dangerous health conditions including diabetes, gallbladder disease, and...
For those of you that know me, you know I have a thing about The Black National Anthem' – Lift Every Voice and Sing. Last year2019, was the 100th year anniversary of the song/poem. Lift Every Voice and Sing was written as a poem by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) and then set to music by his brother John Rosamond Johnson (1873-1954) in 1899. It was first performed in public in the Johnsons' hometown of Jacksonville, Florida as part of a celebration of Lincoln's Birthday on F...
