Serving Metropolitan Detroit Since 1944
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Wanda Young, a native of Inkster, Michigan, along with Gladys Horton, Juanita Cowart, Georgeanna Tillman, and Katherine Anderson, banded together as high school students to form the iconic record company's first girl group. The group released hits from "Please Mr. Postman" and "Don't Mess With Bill." According to Detroit News, Young actually sang background vocals on "Postman" before joining the group in 1961 and becoming the lead singer. The group delivered Motown's first No. 1 hit with "Postma...
(StatePoint) Many Americans view health as a product of the medical care they receive. However, public health experts say that's just one piece of the puzzle. "In reality, our health is shaped more by the zip code we live in than the doctor we see. In fact, where we live, our financial circumstances, our access to affordable, nutritious foods, and other non-medical factors overwhelmingly influence our physical and mental health," says Dr. Shantanu Agrawal, chief health officer, Anthem, Inc. Thes...
LANSING - Governor Whitmer signed House Bill 4294 to address the substitute teacher shortage, helping keep schools open and students learning in person. House Bill 4294 would temporarily allow trusted staff members such as secretaries, paraprofessionals, and others to work as substitute teachers until the end of the current school year. "Making sure every child in Michigan has access to a high-quality public education is my top priority, which is why this year we made the largest investment in K...
Senators Adam Hollier and Marshall Bullock join the League of Conservation Voters in asking the commission to draw fair maps based on real data and analysis. MLCV has a history of standing with Black and Brown communities who are often marginalized by reports and data that seek to erase their lived reality. We can not stand by as the MICRC make such consequential decisions with patently false data and analysis. Their own data suggests that a BVAP below 45% does not allow the Black community to...
In 2021, 440 bills to restrict voting access were introduced in 49 states. Nineteen states passed 34 new laws making it more difficult to vote. There have been no cases cited demonstrating evidence of any widespread voter fraud. But the main focus of Trump Republicans is on unproven claims of fraud as they question the legitimacy of the 2020 elections a year away from congressional midterms. With the clear indication that Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) are against...
You know what church? There is a not-so-funny thing happening in America right before our very eyes. The devil is up to something. Today some White people are trying to eradicate "Critical Race Theory" from being taught in our schools to their children, making them feel guilty for what their ancestors did. Even though it is not being taught in elementary or high schools and only in a law school college course, they still fear the mere thought of it. On the other hand, Black people are trying to...
The Office of Arts, Culture, and Entrepreneurship is proud to present Black Heritage Films for the Holidays. Screening at 7PM every night from Christmas until New Year's, the films reflect the excellence that Black filmmakers such as Oscar Micheaux were achieving in the 1930s. Oscar Devereaux Micheaux (January 2, 1884 – March 25, 1951) was an author, film director, and independent producer of more than 44 films. The short-lived Lincoln Motion Picture Company was the first movie company owned a...
A jury in Minnesota has convicted former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter on multiple manslaughter counts for the killing of Daunte Wright. Potter, who said she mistakenly grabbed her service weapon instead of a stun gun, could face a minimum of 10 years in prison when she's sentenced. The maximum sentence for first-degree manslaughter is 15 years and a $30,000 fine, and for second-degree manslaughter, it's 10 years and a $20,000 fine. Potter and other Brooklyn Center officers pulled...
Each New Year it seems only appropriate to remember the noteworthy lives lost the previous year. At the Telegram, we look back at these exceptional lives and recall the contributions they made. January brought sports fans the news of the death of National Baseball Hall of Famer Henry L. "Hank" Aaron. Born in Mobile, Alabama, Aaron began his baseball career playing in the Negro Leagues and minor league teams, eventually receiving two offers from Major League Baseball teams, one from the New York...
f you're experiencing COVID fatigue-apathy towards media coverage of the pandemic, not actual symptoms-you may want to brace yourself because this virus does not appear to be going away any time soon. The omicron variant, the third major variation of the virus since the start of the pandemic, is now the dominant strain in a host of countries, including the United States, Denmark, Portugal and the United Kingdom. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), omicron has made...
Sharon Bowen has made history as the newly named board chair of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Bowen, a finance and securities lawyer, is the first Black woman to be appointed to the position. She has been a member of the board of directors of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE), NYSE's parent company, since December 2017. ICE announced earlier this month that it named Bowen as the next chair of the New York Stock Exchange. Her appointment follows senior leadership changes across the...
