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's hard to believe that Kanye West was once a revolutionary artist. In many ways, he was the Kendrick Lamar of his time and when 2004's The College Dropout was released, his was a voice for a generation. Songs like "Jesus Walks," "All Falls Down" and "Through the Wire" dealt with faith, materialism and mortality. In 2005, the rapper famously said after Hurricane Katrina, "President Bush doesn't care about Black people" and encouraged teens not to be a college dropout. That same year, he became...
The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) announced the communities participating in its 2018 Inside|Out program, which brings high-quality reproductions of masterpieces from the DIA's collection to outdoor venues throughout metro Detroit. Inside|Out is sponsored by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Inside|Out is a successful component of the DIA's community engagement efforts. Over the past nine years, the museum has partnered with more than 100 communities and engaged tens of thousands of...
In April of 2005, Black motorist Walter Scott was pulled over by a South Carolina policeman for a broken taillight. As he waited for officer Michael Slater to run a warrant check on him, Scott likely fearing that he had a failure to pay child support warrant out on him, tried to flee. Officer Slater responded by firing multiple rounds into Scott’s back resulting in his death. Going after poor fathers and issuing arrest warrants and imposing jail sentences if they are unable to pay, is a c...
When Maureen Taylor was a child, her parents took the family on a trip across the country where she witnessed abject poverty in many of the areas she passed through. This experience and her confusion that such dismal conditions could exist in a nation that was supposed to be based on the principles of freedom, justice and equality, led her to become a fearless fighter for the rights of the poor, the despised, and the ignored. Taylor has served as chair of the Michigan Welfare Rights...
Google defines wealth as an abundance of valuable possessions or money. In my own terms, generational wealth is the act of taking said valuable possessions and passing it down through the bloodline. Ensuring security for yourself, your children, and their children's children. Cultivating Minds To Own Thyself, puts a new lens on the phrase valuable assets. Cleveland award winning author, poet and public speaker, Jameel Davis doesn't describe wealth as a paycheck. But as a clean, healthy, and...
Low Test Scores. Racism in Education. Controversial contract. New Superintendent. Family and community struggles. Educating our youth. Charter vs. Public Schools. Find out how real DFT members react and respond to these and more topics. The Teachers' Lounge Talk Show airs every Thursday from 8 – 9PM on WHPR Comcast Channel 91. This live interactive show gives viewers a chance to call in with their questions and comments regarding all matters of education by calling in at 313-0342, 313-868-4336,...
Dear Tasha, About 4 months ago, my very best friend of more than 20 years recently filed for divorced after being married for 11 years. During her separation, it was a mutual decision for her to come stay with me and we could share the bills, tell stories, relive our youth and more importantly, I would be mental support for her, during the transition from separation to divorce. The home arrangements, paying the bills, and storytelling has gone well. However, every year on my job, we have a...
Comic book geeks unite! It is once again time for Free Comic Book Day. A day put aside to celebrate the quintessential American art form, the comic book. In years past the comic book has had its share of trouble; Being thought of as picture books with drawings of scantily clothed women. But since the release of the first Iron Man movie nearly ten years ago, comics have had a bit of a resurgence. Even if comic book stores seem to be closing. But the strong stores such as Green Brain, Comix Oasis and Pack Shack should survive. Wonder World...
LANSING – The nonpartisan Voters Not Politicians group will promptly and vigorously respond to procedural objections filed by a litigious pro-gerrymandering group intended to block voters from considering in November the redistricting reform proposal signed by more than 425,000 registered voters. That pro-gerrymandering group, Citizens Protecting the Michigan Constitution, (CPMC), which seeks to perpetuate the current partisan districting system that puts politicians and lobbyists in charge o...
