Serving Metropolitan Detroit Since 1944
Serving Metropolitan Detroit Since 1944
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Allen Park Mayor Gail McLeod, sworn in last November, has never considered herself a politician. A resident of Allen Park for more than 40 years, McLeod spent her career as a Human Resources manager for a large corporation. She found her way into the political arena when Allen Park's emergency manager tapped her to sit on an advisory committee made up of interested residents in 2012. Working with the emergency manager and residents, McLeod and the committee came up with a master plan to get the... Full story
The coronavirus outbreak is now officially a pandemic, according to the World Health Organization. In the United States alone, more than 1,300 cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed. Because of the racial and economic inequities embedded in our country's systems, the effects of the coronavirus could be compounded for Black, Brown, Asian, and indigenous communities, as well as other population groups. The NAACP has released a resource to guide officials responsible for addressing health,... Full story
Joe Biden swept all three primaries on Tuesday night in Arizona, Florida and Illinois, CBS News projects. The contests took place amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis that led Ohio officials to postpone their primary, which had also been scheduled for Tuesday. In remarks after his early win in Florida, Biden, speaking from his home in Wilmington, Delaware, said his campaign appeared to have had a "very good night," but he also spoke about the coronavirus crisis. He told Americans that "it's... Full story
The Wayne County Treasurer's Office is closed to the public beginning today through April 3rd due to the coronavirus COVID-19 crises and our concerns for the health of our employees and taxpayers who visit our office. This crisis is affecting everyone, and we are not sure how long it will continue as it is changing daily. In light of the rapidly changing recommendations on social distancing an and the increasing economic uncertainty we are all facing, I have had to make an urgent decision to... Full story
There is so much going on that you have to be able to manage more than one thing as once. I have always bragged that I can multi-task, but even I am being challenged to stay focused. The Coronavirus has really changed the way we live, think and plan our future. My circle of friends and our parents are in the sixty year old and older category. So I am extra cautious of my interactions. We have cancelled many trips, events and meetings as to adhere to social distancing. When the schools closed... Full story
2 When Solomon had finished the temple of the Lord and the royal palace, and had succeeded in carrying out all he had in mind to do in the temple of the Lord and in his own palace, 12 the Lord appeared to him at night and said: “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for myself as a temple for sacrifices. 13 “When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command locusts to devour the land or send a plague among my people, 14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and... Full story
The International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) is one of the largest and most diverse unions in North America, with members in virtually every sector of the economy. Representing nearly 1 million current and retired members of all ethnicities and backgrounds in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, the UAW has never had an African American president. Until now. "I was sitting at home and brainstorming on things that I needed to do, and... Full story
