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  • The Salvation Army of Metro Detroit to Offer Christmas Assistance

    Nov 14, 2019

    The Salvation Army of Metro Detroit is currently accepting applications for Christmas assistance from residents of Wayne, Oakland and Macomb Counties at all metro Detroit Salvation Army corps community centers. The application period is Monday, Nov. 11 through Wed.y, Dec. 11. Families with children up to age 14 may apply to receive toys from The Salvation Army corps community centers' toy shops. Families up to six will receive a food box of non-perishable items to prepare a holiday meal and a...

  • The Detroit Men Group donate tablets to Bahamas

    Telegram Staff|Nov 14, 2019

    When there is a need, the Detroit Men from the Historic King Solomon Church of Detroit is there to help. Upon a visit to Nassau Bahamas, earlier last month, Rev. Charles Williams, Sr. of the Detroit Men visited with Bishop Rev. Dr. J. Carl Rahming, the Pastor of St. Paul's Baptist Church in Nassau and the men discussed a need. Because of the devastation that hurricane Dorian left after it hit the Abaco Islands and Freeport in Bahamas as a Category 5, the citizens need help. Some people lost thei...

  • Dearborn Heights Garden Club Still Growing After More than 50 Years

    Renee Summers, Telegram Reporter|Nov 14, 2019

    Perhaps you've been long admiring your neighbor's green thumb and wondering how she is able to have such beautiful rose bushes each year. Maybe you'd like to have some roses yourself, but unfortunately you are unable to tell a hosta plant from a coleus. Fear not, help is available in the form of a local garden club. The Dearborn Heights Garden Club (DHGC) was founded in 1967. It is one of several garden clubs in Wayne County, including clubs in Garden City, Allen Park, and Taylor. The Dearborn...

  • NAACP Hosted Tele-Town Hall on Comcast Attack on Civil Rights

    Nov 14, 2019

    BALTIMORE - The NAACP hosted a special tele-town hall with Senator Cory Booker and Senator Kamala Harris, along with Derrick Johnson, NAACP President and CEO, and Bradford M. Berry, NAACP General Counsel to call attention to the Comcast Supreme Court Case. The case that sits before the Supreme Court is an outright attack on Black contractors and hinders the progression of Black businesses. Over 6,000 attendees heard about why the Supreme Court must protect one of the country's longest-standing...

  • Jesse Jackson Holds 20th Automotive Summit in Detroit

    Steven Malik Shelton, Telegram Reporter|Nov 14, 2019

    On November 1, Reverend Jesse Jackson spearheaded the 20th Global Automotive Summit at the Motor City Casino conference room in Detroit. This year's theme is entitled, "Expanding the African American Opportunity Pipeline." The theme is inspired by information gained from a review of the Automotive Diversity Scorecard which graphically illustrates the progress (or lack of progress) of inclusion efforts of auto manufacturing in the United States. The categories range from employment, dealership...

  • READING IS FUN... PASS IT ON

    Gina Steward, CEO Publisher|Nov 14, 2019

    How much time do your children spend reading in a week? Do they see you reading? I have always been a reader. My parents made sure we read books, mostly Black History books or stories, however we always were reading. I remember my teacher at Northrup Elementary school, Ms. Moore, challenging us to read a book a week. We also had competitions to see who could read the most books and since I love to win... I always kept a book in my hand. Guess what, my kids grew up reading and winning too. My...

  • Congresswoman Tlaib Asks House Committees for Investigation on Opportunity Zones Influence

    Nov 14, 2019

    DETROIT – Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-13) sent a letter to the chairmen of the House Committee on Ways and Means, Committee on Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, and the Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations to request they hold investigative hearings into whether political campaign contributions influenced the designation of opportunity zones in her district and across the country. Opportunity zones were created by the T...

  • MILLION WOMAN MARCH SET FOR 2020

    Nov 14, 2019

    SAVE THE DATE - 23RD ANNUAL MILLION WOMAN'S MARCH - OCT. 25, 2020 - PHILADELPHIA Sharon Carpenter, North Westside Cood, Basiymah Muhammad Bey, Philadelphia MWM National Coord., LaShonda Jackson-Bartell, Michigan MWM Event Coord. Tenisha Yancey, State Representative-Dist. 1 Rena Lampkin, Eastside MWM Coord....

  • How to Honor Native Veterans this Native American Heritage Month

    Nov 14, 2019

    (StatePoint) November is Native American Heritage Month, a great time to honor the legacy and service of Native American veterans of the U.S. military. Here are a few ways to do so this month and beyond. Learn the History Today, American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians (AIAN) serve in the U.S. military at one of the highest rates per capita of all population groups, according to the Smithsonian Institution. In fact, the AIAN veteran cohort served in the Pre-9/11 period of service...