Serving Metropolitan Detroit Since 1944
Serving Metropolitan Detroit Since 1944
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DETROIT -- James Robinson, an enslaved veteran, preacher and author, was honored at an Independence Day memorial service at his gravesite at historic Elmwood Cemetery. Under the auspices of the Detroit Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) the service included a wreath laying along with a presentation by the Michigan Veterans Foundation color guard. Genealogist, photojournalist and African-American military researcher, Dale Rich spoke Me a Limb, Some Blood, and... Full story
BALTIMORE —NAACP, the nation’s foremost civil rights organization, issued the following statement regarding the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court: Today, our nation celebrates the 150th anniversary of ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution. The Fourteenth Amendment transformed our democracy by guaranteeing to all persons the right to equal protection under the law. 150 years after its passage, our nation still struggles to realize the promise of equality under the Fourteenth Ame...
Face it, no matter who President Trump would’ve named to the Supreme Court, the Left would’ve come out against them. So much so, that one group sent out a press briefing, before Brett Kavanaugh was named, with an XX where the name was supposed to go. Since naming Kavanaugh, the Left has been unhinged. They brought out the tried and warned out arguments that they always come out with whenever a Republican president names a conservative judge. “Women will die”, “America will end as we know it”,... Full story
My mother has been living in the same house in Detroit since 1965 and did not have problems paying her water bill until recently. When she became disabled, she had to figure out how to live on a fixed income. She, along with many others who are living on low fixed incomes, have to decide whether to pay their water bill or to buy the medicine that they need or to put food on the table. These decisions are not made lightly. The average past due water bill in Detroit is $663. With the median household income at $26,249 (compared with $57,617 for n... Full story
kster's new Interim Director of the Housing Commission has been doing this job all his life. A product of the Great Lakes Region, Paul Bollinger was born and raised in Toledo, Ohio. As a young man, Bollinger knew he possessed an interest in property management and organization. He earned an Associate degree in Landscape Management from Owens Community College in Perrysburg, Ohio. He later obtained work with the Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority (LMHA) in Toledo. His job title was, in his... Full story
The outreach focus at Garden City Presbyterian Church is on community. Last month, the church raised $1500 for the Garden City Fire Department's program to provide residents with free smoke detectors through its Annual Strawberry Festival. In July, the emphasis will be on community health needs. The church plans to address this need with a Community Health Fair, being held Thursday, July 19, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is free, with the cost of providing healthcare workers being handled by t... Full story
It was a rainy day in Detroit when I went to meet Kenneth Holloway, better known as the Candle man, at an eastside restaurant. I've known Candle man for about ten years. We met when we were involved in activities protesting the second Detroit-Canada bridge. We traveled to Lansing together and testified before the state legislature. I'd lost contact with him and only recently learned that his only daughter, Ashley Holloway, had been murdered by a man brandishing a hand gun in 2016. I retrieved... Full story
rophet Cedric Banks: We have a great show for you today. We have a young lady here, she is the Chief of Staff for the Detroit City Council. She is running for State Representative, District #2 and she is doing some great things out here in the Community. Tell the audience your name and what you have going on. Carol Banks: My name is Carol Banks. I am running for State Representative District 2. I am running because I feel we need to elect people who are Community oriented. People who are not goi... Full story
Rouge celebrated the 4th Annual Belanger Park Music Festival over the weekend. Familiar friendly face Mitch Doig put his camera down to organize the festival. His team spent countless hours of fundraising and planning to get the best out of the community and performers. Denise Davis and the Motor City Sensations started off the two day event. The band rocked out to jams that predates myself, but that didn't stop old and young folks alike from enjoying the vibe. Saturday night welcomed Coretta... Full story
Dear Tasha, Every other year, I plan a week-long girl’s trip and nearly 10 of my close friends get together to decide where we want to go. We’ve been to the Bahamas, San Diego, and Aruba and even on several cruises. The moment we return from one trip, we immediately begin planning for the next. However, these trips have become somewhat expensive for some of the girls and therefore we decided to do shorter excursions; weekend getaways. But, a few weeks ago, a couple of the girls decided to inv... Full story
There is a new business in town! City Paint & Supply opened at 3920 W. Jefferson in Ecorse in April of this year. The owner, Jackie Brown, has had the entrepreneur bug for years. Her dream came true when she was able to open her business to serve the community. City Paint & Supply provides paint and great customer service to the community has quality one coat coverage interior or exterior paint. Their prices are low and their quality is high. They offer a variety of sheens and colors, with... Full story
