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After nearly two years of pain, suffering, and wondering if the men who killed Ahmaud Arbery would pay for their heinous crime, the 25-year-old's family finally received justice. A Glynn County, Georgia, convicted Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael, and William Bryan of felony murder. "Guilty. Guilty. Guilty," civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump exclaimed. "Nothing will bring back Ahmaud, but his family will have some peace knowing the men who killed him will remain behind bars and can never...
Beadear McCowin is a vibrant 99 year old lady who now lives in Detroit She was born and raised in Tyler, Texas She doesn't have any children She worked as a Home Maker and a Church Mother The Motto that she lives by is: Do right by everyone you meet. as the Bible says. Love one another Who inspires her is her mother. She inspired her to always do better and you will be blessed. What she remembers most about growing up in the community where she did was helping her mother clean houses and helping...
The year 2020 was filled with confusion and civil unrest inspired. This inspired Dearborn Heights resident Latanya Gater to invoke change within her own community. Ms. Gater, who has been a Dearborn Heights resident for seven years, begin going to city council meetings. . She attended with the intent to listen to her community. It was also important to her to listen to all people and be compassionate about their experiences because being willing to accept knowledge from others without being...
Since 2000, opioid overdose deaths have increased ten-fold in Michigan, according to the state's website Michigan.gov. In fact, in 2018, there were more deaths in Michigan from drug overdoses than care crashes. In Ecorse, a new initiative is in the early stages to address the opioid crisis there. The Ecorse Department of Public Safety has partnered with Beaumont Health's Quick Response Team to bring resources in a compassionate way and offer a lifeline to those struggling with opioid addiction...
The Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA) today announced its decision to hire Michigan native Kelley Kuhn as its new President & CEO, effective January 1. Kuhn, who currently serves as MNA Vice President, replaces outgoing MNA executive Donna Murray-Brown, whose departure was prompted by a spousal job change that will take her family out of state. "We couldn't be more excited about MNA's future under Kelley's leadership," said MNA board chair Scott Schropp. "Our national search brought in more...
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 2021 Inductees recently celebrated the most diverse list of inductees in the history of the organization. Among those honored included Tina Turner, LL Cool J, Billy Preston, Charlie Patton, and Clarence Avant. "This diverse class of talented Inductees reflects the Rock Hall's ongoing commitment to honor artists whose music created the sound of youth culture," said John Sykes, Chairman of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation. The 36th Annual Rock and Roll...
Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world in those days. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to their town to register. Luke 2:1 A decree has gone out to the whole Roman world from Caesar Augustus, for its citizens to return to their place of birth for the census. At this time, Rome ruled over a vast empire that stretched from one end of the Mediterranean sea to the other. Many called...
24 - 96 Officers of the River Rouge Board of Education First Row: Dolores Lozon Evans, Trustee; Regina Wilson, President; James Hightower, Trustee, Second Row: Lynn Tate, Vice President; Arthur Makarewicz, Secretary; Harold Farris, Treasurer; and Christopher Beaudrie, Trustee...
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have announced a set of reforms to the federal procurement process to help meet an ambitious target of increasing the share of federal contracts to small, disadvantaged businesses (SDBs) advance the President's Management Agenda and increase opportunity for all underserved businesses. The actions announced on Thursday, December 2, include for the first time, asking agencies to increase their goals so that governmentwide spending results in 11...
