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Members of the Ecorse Senior Birthday Club held its first birthday celebration in almost 17 months on Friday, July 30 at the Ecorse boat ramp picnic shelter on Jefferson Avenue. A picnic lunch for all was provided courtesy of Ecorse Mayor Lamar Tidwell, who credited members of Ecorse City Council for helping to pull the event together. The Senior Birthday Club normally meets monthly at the Ethel V. Stevenson Senior Center to celebrate the birthdays of each month, but the COVID-19 pandemic...
The 2021 Primary Election is in the record books. As usual the turnout was low. Here are the results for the elections that were held in Wayne County. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan* Anthony Adams Detroit City Clerk Janice M. Winfrey* Denzel Anton McCampbell Detroit City Council At Large Janee' L. Ayers Coleman A. Young Jr. Mary Waters Nicole Small Detroit City Council District 1 James Tate Jr. Krystal Larsosa Detroit City Council District 4 Latisha Johnson M. L. Elrick Detroit City Council District...
Voting is a controversial topic for a lot of people. Many people have their own opinions and experiences on voting and whether it's beneficial or not. Not everybody cares much about voting while others believe it is their duty to get out and vote. With elections coming up again there's plenty of different viewpoints to look at especially from the youth on why or why not they'll be voting. People who continue to vote are usually those who still have faith in the system who believe that with...
With some of the drama circling the Summer Games and the general lack of interest in them, has anyone noticed the U.S. Women’s Basketball Team this year. They played through Group B play winning their games culminating with Monday’s win over France 93-82. And team USA hasn’t been playing in sync, at least in the first half. In the second half, it looked like they ran the table. Going into the medal round Team USA should be set good to win a medal if not win gold. But the French did explo...
The right-wing majority on the Supreme Court just undercut the Voting Rights Act again. Having gutted the section that required pre-approval of state voting laws to protect the rights of minorities to vote in Shelby v. Holder, Republican-appointed justices now have castrated the backup clause — Section 2 — which bans racial discrimination in election practices in Brnovich v. DNC. The result will open the floodgates even further to the wave of partisan laws that Republicans are pushing in states across the country to suppress the votes of Afr...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has taken new measures to protect renters from evictions. Over the past two months, the new prohibition on evictions will apply to communities with high or substantial COVID-19 transmission. A formal announcement is expected on Wednesday, August 4. "My hope is it's going to be a new moratorium that in some way covers close to 90 percent of the American people or renters," President Joe Biden told news reporters on Tuesday. The President expressed...
Georgia is not a stranger to hard work. Her love of people leads her to work with many organizations whose focus is on helping people. Her time spent at the Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries is where she was involved with teens aged 15-17 that are parenting or pregnant. She also assists the homeless with housing needs. This type of work continues at Blessed Hope Church in Lincoln Park. The location where she serves the people may change, but her passion to make a difference never changes. She ob...
The Leanna Hicks Public Library in Inkster finished the month of July with two events on Saturday afternoon, the 31st. For adults, the library hosted local author and Inkster resident Che J. Ambe, who recently released his new book "Coming to America 2: The Battle for the Throne of Zamunda." For all ages on the lawn outdoors, a Cool Down Ice Cream Party was held simultaneously and offered delicious refreshment to those who attended the book discussion. Ice cream for the event was provided...
The River Rouge School District continues to introduce innovative and more effective ways to support the mental health and overall well-being of our students. We have spent the past several years working on the development of animal-assisted interventions and that work led us to the development of therapy dog teams to help our students cope with increased stress levels, anxiety, depression, and other issues that have only been heightened because of the COVID crisis. Mrs. Shakesha Alexander, VSW...
ECORSE – In July, Ecorse High School was awarded vehicles, tools and components from General Motors through its corporate donations program that assists institutions within The GM Training Network. "The implementation of the Certified Automotive Tech program at Ecorse High School will be game changing," said Superintendent Josha Talison. "Upon completion of the program and passing state exams, our students will have the opportunity to immediately get into the workforce and earn a middle-class s...
he River Rouge boys basketball team has a reputation longer than I75. The team wins games, and sends players to college. Over the years, the Panthers have been fingertips away from a MHSAA finals championship. River Rouge has chosen Josh Baker to turn the possibilities into a reality. Born in California, and raised in Connecticut. Baker is a long way from where he would consider home. This does not make him unfamiliar with River Rouge and it's history of basketball. During his playing career at...
FLINT. - Michigan health officials are prioritizing equity as they continue to urge more residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The Delta variant now accounts for the majority of infections across the country, and it's making its way through Michigan. Dr. Joneigh Khaldun - Michigan's chief medical executive and the chief deputy director for health for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services - pointed out that while more than 40% of white Michiganders have been fully...
