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Ecorse Mayor Lamar Tidwell says good things are happening in his city. The graduate of Ecorse High School says for the past decade, property values had been going down in the city; however, this past year, for the first time in a long time, residential property values are going up. Residents are also now receiving city services which had previously been contracted out at great expense to the city. While eliminating blight in the city continues to be a demanding task, Tidwell concedes that it...
The National Association of Black Journalists have teamed up with Detroit PAL for a breakthrough event. The Black Male Media Project came to Detroit. The NABJ hosts these forums across the country for different subjects. This time around mental health occupied the talking space. The Black Male Media Project is designed to inspire, educate and empower the black man. Studies from mental health show new discoveries every year. Fox 2's Josh Landon led a panel discussion so the black community can...
Congratulations Larry & Shala Johnson who were married June 1, 2019...
At their May 21, 2019 meeting the Wayne-Westland Community Schools Board of Education voted to accept the recommendation from the Demographics and Utilization subcommittee to close three schools over the next three years. The recommendation was approved in a 6-0 vote. In August 2020 Marshall Upper Elementary School will close. This will reallocate $10 million of Bond funds to other school buildings in the District. Marshall will potentially be repurposed to house existing district programs. In August 2021 Hoover Elementary School will close....
Detroit. -The Friends of the Detroit River [FDR], along with several regional nonprofits and government agencies, will receive a $1.9 million grant from the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation for an Iron Belle Trail Continuation project. The project will complete plans for 3.5 miles of trail gaps and enhance the Iron Belle Trail connections between Detroit and the Downriver communities. The Iron Belle Trail will span 48 counties and more than 2,000 miles statewide, including 25 miles through...
CHICAGO- N'COBRA, the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America, will be hosting its 30th annual national convention June 20–23at the Timbuktu Academy of Science & Technology in Detroit. The conference theme, "400 Years of Terror: A Debt Still Owed!" will focus on a process of "full repair" after four centuries of enslavement. Established in 1987, N'COBRA is a coalition of organizations and individuals organized for the sole purpose of obtaining reparations for African descendants...
United States Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib met with members of her constituency last week as part of a conversation on policy which will impact women and families in the 13th district. Roughly a dozen voters gathered at the Redford Community Center to discuss the challenges facing working families who have experienced a rise in cost of living expenses, but not a rise in income. Among those attending were representatives of organizations such as the NAACP, the Michigan League for Public Policy (ML...
