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The Census Committee for the city of Inkster hosted a Cruise for the Count event on July 3. Curtisene Barge, Census Coordinator for the city of Inkster, says the goal of the event was to raise awareness of the importance of participating in the 2020 Census and to let people know it's not too late to participate. Barge says some people may think the April 1 deadline set by the Census Bureau means that it's too late to participate if they have not yet returned their census information. "Well, the...
WASHINGTON - The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) National Racial Equality Initiative for Social Justice (NREI) Fellowship applications are open today through August 14, 2020. The 12-month fellowship will begin September 2020. Created in response to the historically unleveled playing field for minorities, and the recent protests and police killings of unarmed African Americans, CBCF's NREI racial equity framework will have an evidence-based approach to developing solutions-driven...
On the outside looking in; The United States justice system seems to be the farthest thing from a "system of justice. Every American. Directly or indirectly has, or will have their experiences with the justice system. It's part of your natural right and experience as an American. Justice has differed and evolved over time. But justice's simplest deduction has not changed; everyone gets what they deserve. The word system is defined on Google as "A set of things working together as parts of a...
Over 100 days have passed since COVID-19 forced most of the United States into various measures of quarantine. People across the country spent months indoors, socially distancing, and donning masks in public. We've adapted to this "new normal" with the hope of reducing the transmission of a virus that rapidly infected our cities, swept through communities using symptomatic and asymptomatic people as vehicles, and overwhelmed major hospital systems. Public health experts and scientists have...
The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) calls upon Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to reconsider its recent directive to force international students who are currently studying and in the US to depart the US if their college transformed to on line-education as a temporary measure due to covi-19 pandemic crisis. Bizarrely in the middle of a pandemic, students are asked to find alternate in-person colleges in order to sustain their student visas F-1 or/and M-1 in case their...
The Save-A-Life Program is a collaboration between Wayne County Public Health Division and Garden City Hospital to bring further COVID-19 and antibody serology testing to Wayne County and identify more individuals for plasma donation to help those critically impacted by the disease. The program provides both COVID-19 drive-up diagnostic and IgG antibody testing for Wayne County employees, residents and the general public with no out-of-pocket cost or pre-scheduled appointment needed. Funding is...
Western Wayne County NAACP, local police and elected leaders invite your participation in an initial discussion among members of the Western Wayne community. Using a "fishbowl" discussion format, an opportunity to share and listen will begin our efforts in advancing the progress in our community. Fishbowl discussions are strategic in allowing participants to engage with each other. The discussion will be moderated by an independent facilitator. Following registration, you will be contacted by...
On Friday, July 10, in response to rising COVID-19 cases in Michigan, Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued an executive order requiring individuals to wear a face covering whenever they are in an indoor public space. The order, which took effect at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, July 13, also requires businesses that are open to the public to refuse entry and service to those who fail to comply. Businesses must also post signs at all entrances instructing customers of their legal obligation to wear a face...
This melanated chocolate drop is the first adopted infant to win this coveted prize. Just look at her little turban and precious smile!!! According to TODAY.com, the baby brand revealed that Magnolia is the first Gerber baby who was adopted, and is part of a new generation of groundbreaking spokesbabies, "[following] in the baby steps of the first Gerber baby with Down syndrome and the first one of Hmong descent." Magnolia's parents, Courtney and Russell Earl, who live in Ross, California, were...
