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The downriver city of Melvindale is smaller than three square miles in area. "I think that it's a tight, close-knit, safe community," says Mayor Stacy Bazman. "I think that everyone works really hard to make it clean, and be proud of where they live." Despite its size, Bazman says the city is mainly a residential area, full of large, hardworking families. Bazman will be completing her tenure in the mayor's office this fall. Reflecting on her time as mayor, Bazman recalls the challenges she has...
The industrial suburb of River Rouge is celebrating its inclusion in a Community Benefits Plan announced earlier this month in Windsor by the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority and Bridging North America. The public and private entities are responsible for the development of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2024. River Rouge Mayor Michael Bowdler proclaimed "It's a great day for River Rouge," upon learning the city would be the only downriver ci...
During the Mayoral Candidate Forum at the Booker Dozier Recreation center the three candidates for Mayor of the City of Inkster took questions from the community. Pictured from Right to Left; Mayor Pro Tem - Timothy Williams, Former Councilperson Patrick Wimberly and current Mayor Byron Nolen. The Primary election is August 6th...
New Greater Bethlehem Temple Community Apostolic Church in Ecorse is planning for an exciting community event We greet you in the precious name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Well, it's here again. The Youth Extravaganza Carnival and The Blessing Of The Bikes, sponsored by the Youth Auxiliary of New Greater Bethlehem Temple Community Apostolic Church and Hosted by Pastor and First Lady, Bishop Anthony and Evangelist Phyllis Price. This grand event is set to take place on Saturday, June...
Thank you so much for your support of the Telegram Newspaper. June 1, 2019, marked my 13th year as CEO/Publisher of this awesome community newspaper. I couldn't have done it without the support of you and the community. Think about it, we have expanded from telling the positive news in just three cities to now keeping you informed about happenings in fifteen cities. We have doubled the number of pages from 8 to 16, added color pages, added a website and helped share the news about local...
No matter the time period, young people are known for two things; being upset at authority and having fun. There has never been a time where the world's youth were not at a state of constant unrest. America was founded on the concepts of youth unrest like The Boston Tea Party and the Civil Rights Movement. Radical youth behavior and protest have defined American history. Youth protested racism, segregation, and even American foreign policies. For the most part the groups got what they wanted. Th...
Bank of America officials have spent the past few months asking their customers and clients a simple question – what would you like to have the power to do? "For many, the goal is to own a home and saving up for a down payment is the biggest barrier for anyone to buy a home," said Richard Winter, the vice president and Area Lending Manager for Bank of America's Baltimore region. The banking giant has committed to removing that barrier with the announcement of a new $5 billion affordable h...
DETROIT – A three-volley rifle salute, the playing of taps, and the presentation of an American flag to the next-of-kin or family representative: these rituals are customarily performed at the funeral services of nearly every American veteran as a symbol of their faithful and dedicated service. Saturday, those honors were rendered for the first time over the grave of Pvt. James Robinson, a hero of the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 decorated by the Marquis de Lafayette at the B...
Montgomery, Alabama, exists as a paradox. It is here that slavers sold other human beings at market, and where a young Rosa Parks set off a campaign that eventually desegregated a nation. In Montgomery, in the shadow of the state capitol building, there is a haggard monument to Robert E. Lee sitting directly across the street from Martin King's Dexter Avenue Baptist church. It is proudly "the heart of Dixie" and the "birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement." It is America in all of its gore and...
