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  • POISONING THE POOR - Part Four

    Steven Malik Shelton|Jun 21, 2018

    The city of Flint has the highest levels of lead in children in Michigan, according to a 2016 Data Report from Michigan's Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program. High levels of lead were also detected in children in the cities of Detroit and Highland Park. Once contaminated a child loses the capacity to absorb iron, a mineral crucial to brain, nerve, and brain development. Lead also interferes with regular brain functions and is linked to problems with hearing, sight, and learning. It can...

  • River Days comes to Downtown Detroit this weekend

    Jun 21, 2018

    GM River Days presented by the Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort, returns June 22-24, 2018. This one of a kind festival takes place along the Detroit Riverfront – from the Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority Terminal & Dock just west of the GM Renaissance Center, to Rivard Plaza and the William G. Milliken State Park. River Days is a celebration of Detroit's RiverWalk with activities on land and water. Experience all the RiverWalk has to offer, from the jet-ski demos to live music, sand sculptures,...

  • Totally Obsessed

    Jun 21, 2018

    Dear Tasha, I really love my aunt and have been going over to her house since I was a little girl. She has always been the one in the family that has the backyard barbeques, holiday parties and some years ago, she made up her own holiday; Byrd-Splurge weekend (Byrd meant we were working with a budget). What I can say about Byrd-Splurge weekends is, my cousins and I had a ball. We would go shopping, take in a movie, cook a smorgasbord of food in her kitchen and the best part about the weekend was the nights we would just sit on the back deck...

  • City of Wayne Host Outdoor Game Nights

    Renee Summers|Jun 21, 2018

    The organization Wayne Main Street is welcoming summer with an activity for everyone, especially for families. Outdoor Game Nights are being held each Wednesday through July 11 this summer. The Outdoor Game Nights will be held in Derby's Alley on Michigan Avenue from 6 to 9 p.m. Derby's Alley is an outdoor gathering place for the community. It is located within the Michigan Avenue business district of the city and was at one time the home of a small tavern. Unfortunately, the tavern was...

  • Seduced By The General By: T. Norfleet

    Xaiver Jones|Jun 21, 2018

    Seduced By The General is another title in the long list of Detroit author India T. Norfleet. Norfleet is a writer of romance and erotica where her stories are very distinctive from others in the genre. Her fans know her for in-depth characters that drive intricate, intimate, and relatable storylines. Brandie Harris is her tale's leading lady. A beautiful, successful, and charismatic black woman that's living her best life. All the charm and eminence doesn't stop Ms. Harris from being burned by...

  • Father's Day to Special Person's Day? No Way!

    James Abeare|Jun 21, 2018

    I know it is the Thursday after Father’s Day, but a story that started last year reared it’s ugly head again this year. The idea to change from Father’s Day to Special Person’s Day. The theory is to not offend children who may not have a father. This also brings a question: what about Mother’s Day? Well, one school in Australia has decided to celebrate U. N. International Day of Families instead. ??? What is that? A politically correct day that doesn’t offend. Changing Father’s Day to Specia...

  • Inkster Men's Group Will Host Event to Mentor Young Men

    Jun 21, 2018

    INKSTER – Flipping gender roles on their head, the men of Inkster are partnering in their annualSeeds2Feed Foundation picnic Sunday, June 24. In its 18th year, the all men’s nonprofit helps bring the community together by reaching out to youth members of the community to teach them self-awareness, self-respect, drug, gang and sex awareness and to provide a shoulder for them to lean on. The foundation is run by men in or affiliated with the city who strive to provide kids with the resources to grow up with a strong sense of community and pos...