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Articles from the August 18, 2022 edition


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  • Ecorse Parks and Recreation Offering Programs for All Ages

    Renee Summers, Telegram Reporter|Aug 18, 2022

    Earlier this year, the city of Ecorse welcomed Zaid Beeai as the new Director of Parks, Recreation, and Senior Citizens Activities. Beeai brings with him a decade's worth of experience in the sports and athletics industry, along with marketing and leadership skills. "I always wanted to transition into a parks and recreation role; I wanted to focus my efforts into one city. It's great, I really like the job," he says. "They brought me in to build the recreation department from the ground up and...

  • Open Letter to Political Candidates for the November Election, the Candidates Who Ran In the August Primary & Their Media Coordinators

    David Rambeau, Contributing Columnist|Aug 18, 2022

    I get about three emails a day from candidates running for office from all across the nation for national, state and local offices with requests for donations. I get these requests relentlessly. I never get an accounting, nor how the issues relate to me locally, or anyone I know, or how to hold a discussion about the issues at any level of government. Nor do I ever hear about your underwriting overtures or read about relevant local issues in the black media I read and write for on a regular...

  • H.A.G Presents: A Detroit Blerd Bash

    Xaiver Jones|Aug 18, 2022

    Times are changing. New spaces constantly arise that include lifestyles not prevalent to popular culture ten, or twenty years ago. Simply put, more people have been given opportunities. These opportunities give society a chance to step away from home, and still be comfortable with the situations and people they encounter. Lo Cunningham has always had his thumbs around the paradigm shift. Cunningham crafted a name and professional career for himself doing something my mother never allowed me to...

  • Biden Administration Declares Public Health Emergency Over Monkeypox Outbreak

    Stacy M. Brown, NNPA National Correspondent|Aug 18, 2022

    The Biden-Harris administration has declared monkeypox a public health emergency, a move they said would free emergency funding and improve the distribution of vaccines and treatments. "We are prepared to take our response to the next level in addressing this virus, and we urge every American to take monkeypox seriously and to take responsibility to help us tackle this virus," said Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra. He said the action would further strengthen and accelerate the...

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