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Serving Metropolitan Detroit Since 1944
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The River Rouge School District is confident that we will successfully educate students during this current crisis. Our district has adopted "Watch Me Be Great!" as our theme for the 2020-2021 school year and that is exactly what we plan for your child to become regardless of the situation. As we prepare to open our doors for the upcoming school year, we have designed learning platforms to ensure that every student will have the best opportunity to learn under the circumstances. We have a...
Do you have a Drop Box? Would you like one? Those were the questions that Ecorse City Clerk, Dana Hughes heard over a month ago from a call from a representative from Wayne County. She knew that the residents of Ecorse would benefit from having a safe and convenient way for them to participate in the Election process. So she answered the questions as part of a survey so she thought. She found out on Friday, August 14th that not only was it survey, it was her answer to first questions asked that...
LANSING, – Four million free masks are being provided to Michigan residents who are most vulnerable to COVID-19 through a partnership involving the state, Ford Motor Company and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced today. Low-income residents, seniors, schools and homeless shelters will benefit from the MI Mask Aid partnership that is part of the Mask Up Michigan campaign. "Michigan needs to continue to 'mask up' to protect us all from COVID-19," G...
I sometimes ponder on the question, what is the responsibility of elected officials? I believe that their main responsibility is to represent the people in the area where they were elected. Whether it is a city council, state representative, governor, etc., they are to represent the people. However, there are times when elected officials seem to vote their own agenda. They may vote to pass legislation that will benefit their friend's company and sometimes they may vote not to support the best...
This year marks 100 years since the 19th Amendment ostensibly gave women the right to vote. The milestone came after decades of fighting, sacrifice and even death, and was followed by movements to secure the vote for all women. St. Mary's University professor Teresa Van Hoy says in 2020 the importance of the vote has come full circle. "The 19th Amendment ensured the vote for women in the United States, Black women and white women. We're celebrating. This is a wonderful moment. But the Black...
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said he is suspending changes to mail service that raised concerns over slow delivery of ballots in the fall election after President Donald Trump criticized the vote-by-mail process. DeJoy, in an emailed news release Tuesday, cited "some longstanding operational initiatives" that predate his arrival "that have been raised as areas of concern as the nation prepares to hold an election in the midst of a devastating pandemic." "To avoid even the appearance of any...
INKSTER - On Saturday, August 15th, the citizens of Inkster were blessed with Free Gas. Through a partnership with Christ Temple City of Refuge (CTCOR), Mike Bazzi - owner of the Citgo Gas Station located at 26167 Michigan Ave. and Inkster Mayor Patric Wimberley, each car received $15.00 in gas. The Gas Giveaway was the idea of Pastor Mack Hall, Jr. who saw a need and wanted to be a blessing to the community. "People are headed back to school and work and they all will need gas to get there."...
Byron Brooks is not one to sit around, recounting injustices and wait for someone else to do something about it. The 25-year old Ferris State University student is more than willing to be a catalyst for change in society himself. Brooks was raised in Detroit by his great-grandparents, as his mother was serving a prison sentence when he was born. He credits his great-grandparents with instilling in him an attitude of service to others. A licensed minister of the Gospel through his home church,...
Was the next Pele was the soccer field on Saturday? Only time will tell. Over the last nine weeks, youth between the ages 5 - 12 from the community gathered at Memorial Park to learn the fundamentals of soccer. For many of the kids, this was their first exposure to the game. Coach Wilbert Filsaime who is also a school teacher at Ann Visger Elementary School in River Rouge taught the youth the basics of soccer. The camp was sponsored by Vision of the Youth and co-sponsored by the City of River...
NEW YORK (AP) - Michelle Obama delivered a passionate condemnation of President Donald Trump during the opening night of the Democratic National Convention, declaring him "in over his head" and warning that the nation's mounting crises would only get worse if he's re-elected over Joe Biden. "Donald Trump is the wrong president for our country," she said. "He cannot meet this moment. He simply cannot be who we need him to be for us." Trump pushed back Tuesday, taunting on Twitter that someone...
