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Articles from the May 24, 2018 edition


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  • ECORSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS PREPARING STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS

    Renee Summers|May 24, 2018

    As superintendent of Ecorse Public Schools, Dr. Josha Talison has already made great progress in preparing the students in his charge for the challenges and opportunities which await them. Talison has been on the job for just under a year and recently announced the creation of three new programs aimed at attendees of Ecorse Community High School. Beginning in the fall of 2018, students will have the option of looking ahead to either higher education or obtaining career training while still in...

  • Prince Harry and American Actress Meghan Markle Exchange Vows in Blackest Royal Wedding Ceremony

    Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor|May 24, 2018

    Prince Harry and Meghan Markle exchange vows at a ceremony at St. George's Chapel in the Windsor Castle. The royal wedding featured, the head of the Episcopal Church in the U.S., a Black choir and a Black cellist. Oprah Winfrey and Serena Williams also attended the wedding. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, an American actress with an African American mother, were married on May 19 after exchanging vows at St. George's Chapel in the Windsor Castle in England about an hour from London. The...

  • Lillie Rosa Lester, 96 years old

    KB|May 24, 2018

    TELEGRAM: What city do you live in, Mrs. Lester? LILLIE ROSA: Inkster. TELEGRAM: Where were you born and raised? LILLIE ROSA: I was born in Haddock, Georgia and raised in Macon, Georgia. TELEGRAM: How many children do you have? LILLIE ROSA: I have two children, four grandchildren, six great- grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild. TELEGRAM: What do you want readers of the Telegram to know? LILLIE ROSA: I have served the living Savior most of my life by helping people. TELEGRAM: What...

  • Our new website has launched www.telegramnews.net

    Gina Steward|May 24, 2018

    The Telegram Newspaper is a unique Newspaper that is continuously reinventing itself. In 2008, we launched our first website. As things change and most importantly the way that people get their news change, we had to change too. Our new website is our fourth revision and it lots of bells and whistles. The new website has the same web address- www.telegramnews.net, but it is totally new. Subscribers can now read the news stories on their mobile unit, tablet or computer. It is social media...

  • Blacks and Minorities in America

    Steven Malik Shelton|May 24, 2018

    According to U.S. Census Bureau Reports, the nation's racial and ethnic minorities will outnumber those of its White population by the year 2042. Implicit in this prediction is that a non-White American majority population is ominous and undesirable and would usher in an era of incompetence and savagery. The fear of a dark or non-White majority has its genesis in two basis beliefs. One is that non-Whites will overwhelm and dominate a country that's been (from its birth) a nation of White...

  • Telegram Exclusive Interview with Larry B. Scott

    Xaiver Jones|May 24, 2018

    Larry B. Scott is an American screen actor that's been on set for many moons. He debuted in the 1978 film, A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich. Staring with Cicely Tyson in the role of a troubled teen. He's been in over sixty titles and counting. But got his big break with the 1984 cult classic, Revenge of the Nerds. Taking on the role as Lamar Latrell, an openly gay fraternity member. Scott scored a role in the sequel, and played in the 1980's films Space Camp and Fear of a Black Hat. This humb...

  • WELCOME NEW BUSINESS TO CITY OF RIVER ROUGE

    Xaiver Jones|May 24, 2018

    River Rouge welcomes Sugar to the Jefferson strip. Sugar is a coffee and donut shop owned by Stewart Fox and operated by his family. Sugar offers fresh donuts, coffee and apparel. The shop sold out of donuts by 9am on opening day. River Rouge Mayor Michael Bowdler, City Commissioners Mark Pruneau, Percy Pierce, Dan Cooney,. Fire Chief Rob Cruise all show support at the ribbon cutting ceremony....

  • Where's the Communication

    Tasha B. Love|May 24, 2018

    Dear Tasha, I am the proud mother of three beautiful teen girls. One of the things I pride myself on is raising them as a single mother, after my husband passed away several years ago. I try to instill great values and set a perfect example for them every day. I work a full-time job, in college and give back to my community by volunteering monthly at a local school. I learned very early on, after having my girls that it was important for me to be involved in their lives and that included having...