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Beginning in fall 2021, Ecorse students will have a new Career and Technical Education (CTE) course option. Automotive Service Technician will join Cosmetology, Radio and Television, Graphic Design, and Certified Nursing Assistant, to make a total of five CTE Programs offered at Ecorse High School. CTE Programs give students the opportunity to get a head start on preparing for college or a career. "We're pretty excited about this opportunity that's going to be coming forth," says Ecorse Schools...
LANSING - Over the coming months, returning citizens can get help with expunging eligible convictions from their criminal record to aid them in their pursuit of full-time, self-sufficient employment thanks to a $4M investment in the Clean Slate Pilot program from the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO). "My goal since day one of taking office has been to build fundamental reforms to make our communities safer and improve the people's outcomes going through our criminal...
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and a diverse group of state leaders declared today in a joint press conference that the dozens of Republican bills introduced in the state Legislature constitute an anti-democratic, un-American attack on Michigan citizens' voting rights. "Michigan's GOP legislators have joined a national, coordinated, partisan effort based on false information about the 2020 election to attack all citizens' freedom to vote," said Secretary Benson. "The truth is that the 2020...
Remember these names: Ketanji Brown Jackson, Tiffany Cunningham, and Candace Jackson-Akiwumi. These are President Joseph Biden's first three nominations for the federal Court of Appeals. In 2020, Biden pledged to name the first African American woman to the U.S. Supreme Court. A number of retirements are expected from the federal judiciary now that Donald Trump is out of office. The percentage of African American judges on the federal appellate circuit is inconsistent with the makeup of the broa...
DETROIT – Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-13) announced today that FEMA has begun accepting applications for funeral assistance for Michiganders who’ve lost loved ones to COVID-19. Congresswoman Tlaib helped pass the funeral assistance program as part of the American Rescue Plan last month. “COVID-19 has forever changed our lives, our families, and our communities. Many families who were struggling before the pandemic were not only hit with more financial strain, but also had to deal with losing a loved one and finding a way to give them a prop...
On Wednesday, April 7, state representatives from four states responded to Republican attacks on voting rights via a press conference call. Michigan State Rep. Darrin Camilleri (D-23rd Dist.) joined State Representatives Erica Thomas (D-GA), Athena Salman (D-AZ), and Allison Dahle (D-NC) to discuss the political motives behind the broad attack on voting rights taking place in state legislatures across the country. The representatives also highlighted strategies for stopping the repressive effort...
The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) extends its wishes for a blessed and safe Ramadan to all Muslims in the US and in the rest of the world. Ramadan is expected to begin today Tuesday, April 13, 2021. Ramadan is the holiest month for people of the Muslim faith. It's a month of fasting, reflection, sharing, caring and giving. Unfortunately, Ramadan this year, like last year's, is observed in the midst of a pandemic. We have been optimistic that with increased vaccination we would be...
In 1990, a winter blizzard forced homeless people to huddle against the walls of Saints Peter and Paul Jesuit Church on St. Antoine Street in Detroit. "The pastor saw them and he brought them indoors and put on a pot of coffee and literally, just as a way to protect people from the winter storm. That act of kindness launched the church into this ministry to the homeless that now spans 31 years," says Rev. Tim McCabe, Executive Director of the Pope Francis Center, the ministry organization that...
General Motors, a longtime corporate partner of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), announced increasing advertising spending in Black-owned media by 400 percent. According to a news release, the company said it would grow spending from 2 percent to 8 percent of its total budget by 2023. By that estimate, General Motors' advertising spending would jump from about $45 million to approximately $180 million. Several Black-owned media officials recently pressed General Motors CEO...
The civic organization Wayne Main Street (WMS) is hosting their annual Clean-Up Day in downtown Wayne on Saturday, April 24, from 9 a.m. to noon. They invite community members of all ages to join their friends and neighbors in making downtown Wayne even cleaner. For planning purposes, it is requested that interested volunteers register with Wayne Main Street at www.downtownwayne.org or by calling 734-629-6822. Volunteers who show up without registering will be greatly appreciated as well. Light...
On Saturday, April 17th from 11am to 3pm EST, motorists can have their brake and headlights assessed and replaced at Accountability for Dearborn's Free Brake Light Repair Clinic. The event will be located in the parking lot of the Dearborn Free Methodist Church and is open to the public. Entrance to the lot is one block east of Telegraph Road on Westpoint Street. Accountability for Dearborn's Free Brake Light Repair Clinic demonstrates that community resources can address public safety concerns...
