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Updated as of August 2023 - The City completed a limited environmental testing program to assess certain public properties potentially susceptible to impact from airborne deposition of particulate or other pollutants generated by planned demolition activities at DTE's nearby coal-fired power plant as well as surrounding heavy industry. The properties consisted of Belanger Park, John Jakubowski Park, and the Great Lakes Athletic Fields (GLAFs). In working cooperatively with the United States Envi...
Canine parvovirus has been sickening and killing dogs in several downriver communities says River Rouge and Ecorse Animal Control Officer Brian Dougherty. Daugherty, who has contacts and associates in neighboring cities, says so far, dogs have been affected in Ecorse, Lincoln Park, River Rouge, and Wyandotte. He encourages dog owners to be cautious about where they take their dog, and to avoid areas where other dogs frequent such as the dog park or the pet store. Canine parvovirus is spread by d...
Sixty years after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, a groundbreaking new report has laid bare the stark truth of ongoing black economic inequality in the United States. Titled "STILL A DREAM: Over 500 Years to Black Economic Equality," the report, co-authored by prominent experts Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, Chuck Collins, Omar Ocampo, and Sally Sim, and published by the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) and...
Describing unique sets of challenges within their various municipalities, Black mayors formally organized across the state of Michigan to collaborate and leverage their combined interests to garner the resources necessary to address and solve what they said were common issues in their majority Black cities. Under the name Black Mayors of Michigan, the executive heads of 14 cities launched their new organization on May 16. They represent a collective body of approximately 328,370 people,...
A grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, indicted former President Donald Trump and more than a dozen associates for election fraud, racketeering, and other charges related to alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Trump, the first former president in U.S. history to face criminal charges, has been indicted four times this year for crimes tied to his presidency, perhaps the most divisive four years in American history. Earlier this year, a civil jury found the twice-impeached former...
The Western Wayne County NAACP announces their 2023 Freedom Fund Dinner. The keynote speaker for the dinner will be Derrick Johnson who serves as President and CEO of the National NAACP. In a pivotal moment in history during the midst of the Pandemic in 2020, Derrick Johnson led the We are Done Dying Campaign, exposing the inequities embedded into the American healthcare system and the country at large. The theme for this year is: We are Here! Moving Forward to Repair and Resolve with Power...
Unofficial results are in from this week's Primary elections. On Tuesday, August 8th, voters across Metro Detroit had decisions to make for their city primary and special elections. Telegram News readers and residents, who live in the cities of Melvindale and Westland were two of the cities that took to the polls to select new mayors. At the same time, the cities of Dearborn Heights and Inkster had on their ballots, candidates to fill new seats for city council. The city of Melvindale reported...
Detroit, MI–Wayne County Treasurer Eric R. Sabree has been elected to the position of 2nd Vice President of the Michigan Association of County Treasurers (MACT). Sabree, who has served as Wayne County's treasurer since April 2016, was elected to the position at the organization's annual conference held in Midland during Aug. 6-9. MACT promotes the education of its members, assists with the enactment of legislation, shares solutions to problems through networking, promotes and protects the i...
In an unprecedented show of global cooperation, more than a dozen international law enforcement agencies, spearheaded by the United States, have executed an operation hailed as a milestone in the fight against child sexual exploitation. Under the banner of "Operation Renewed Hope," an intensive three-week effort launched on July 17th, helped identify and locate victims of child sexual exploitation. The FBI confirmed that 311 child victims were identified and rescued. The heart of Operation...
On Tuesday, August 8, people in several Wayne County Cities cast their votes. They voted on Mayors, City Council positions, millages and other items. Although the results were low as compared to the upcoming General Election, this was the time for people voices to be heard.. The results are as follows: Melvindale Mayor Top two candidates advance Wheeler T. Marsee Nicole M. Shkira Dearborn Heights City Council Three positions; top six candidates advance Mo Baydoun * Denise Malinowski Maxwell Ray...
DETROIT, MI. – Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced the introduction of the Michigan Voting Rights Act to mirror and expand upon the federal Voting Rights Act, which has been weakened in recent years. The announcement was part of remarks presented by Secretary Benson at a ceremony celebrating the unveiling of the Martin Luther King Jr. statue at Hart Plaza in Detroit. This weekend is the 60th anniversary of the Detroit March to Freedom led by Dr. King and local leaders in 1963. The statue...
WAYNE, MI – A Lead Action Level Exceedance (ALE) was declared last week in the City of Wayne after more than 1 in 10 routine water samples from homes in the city tested higher than 15 parts per billion for lead. An ALE does not mean that all homes in the City of Wayne are affected. However, the Wayne County Health Division and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services recommends that children under 18 and those who are pregnant only consume tap water that is run through a lead-reducing w...
Living relatives of Henrietta Lacks have reached a confidential settlement with Thermo Fisher Scientific, the multi-billion-dollar biotechnology company that has used regenerative cells taken from Lacks decades ago without her consent. The settlement sets a precedent, potentially leading to complaints seeking compensation and control of Lacks' cells, famously known as "HeLa" cells, the world's first cells capable of replicating outside the human body. Represented jointly by attorney Ben Crump,...
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel wants Michigan residents to be aware of a scam being perpetrated by individuals claiming to be home or business security sales representatives. There have been reports made of individuals showing up at homes and claiming to work for ADT, a contractor hired by ADT, or a company that allegedly purchased ADT. ADT is an American company that provides residential and business electronic security, fire protection, and other related alarm monitoring services....
If you are at least 17.5 years old, a U.S. citizen, a Michigan resident, and are not currently serving a sentence in jail or prison, you can register to vote in Michigan. As a registered Michigan voter, you cannot cast a ballot in an election until you are at least 18 years old. If you are eligible and of-age, you will be automatically registered to vote anytime you complete a Michigan license or ID transaction with the Secretary of State, unless you opt-out. You can also register to vote...
Actor Hill Harper has announced that he is entering for the first time, into the 2024 Democratic primary Senate Race in Michigan. Hill Harper, known most recently for his role in the TV Series, "The Good Doctor" joins other candidates seeking to replace Senator Debbie Stabenow, as she will not be running for a fifth term. Michiganders may not know this but, Harper, is not only an actor, he is a father, lawyer, Detroit business owner and has been a Detroit, Michigan resident since 2016. Harper...
The NNPA is a nation wide network of black owned newspaper publishers. For over a hundred years, the black press has been instrumental in telling the stories of black people. Fighting the good fight with a pen not a pistol. Every year the NNPA hosts a conference to allow publishers to share information that will better their papers, and their organizations as a whole. The Nashville JW Marriott was packed to the brim with publishers, writers, politicians, and media connoisseurs to exchange...
Tributes have continued to pour in for the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who announced on July 14 his retirement as President and CEO of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the influential civil rights organization he started decades ago to carry on the struggle for equality and justice that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. fought heroically. The organization said Rev. Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III will succeed Jackson. "The promise of America is that we are all created equal in the image of God and deserve to be...
On Saturday, July 8, a Legendary Women of Environmental Justice event was held at the Kemeny Recreation Center in Detroit. The event was promoted as a day of celebration, learning, connection, and support, amid the backdrop of a community which has struggled for decades against what has been termed "environmental racism" as surrounding industries fill the air, water, and soil where residents live, with pollutants. "The goal of today's event was to enlighten more people to get them to understand...
A recent report by the esteemed Brookings Institution revealed that the internal migration patterns of African Americans in the United States have contributed to "black-majority cities." These urban areas, where African Americans constitute a significant portion of the population, have become magnets for individuals seeking more substantial opportunities and sustainable living. According to Insider Monkey, despite a mere 1.5% growth in their overall share since 1970, the African American...
Federal authorities announced on Tuesday, July 11, that Bank of America violated numerous consumer financial protection rules by double-charging customers, not distributing credit card rewards, and creating fraudulent accounts. As a result, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) fined Bank of America $90 million and compelled the institution to pay more than $100 million to customers. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency fined Bank of America $60 million. Some of the...
Federal prosecutors revealed alarming details in a detention memo filed on Wednesday, July 5, regarding the arrest of Taylor Taranto, a man apprehended last week in former President Barack Obama's Washington, D.C., neighborhood. According to the memo, Taranto began live-streaming in the area shortly after resharing a social media post from Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate claimed to share Obama's address. The prosecutors urged a federal magistrate judge in the D.C. District Co...
LANSING, Mi., June 30, 2023 - In a disappointing decision yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court eliminated affirmative action in higher education. In Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's dissent, she offered a very poignant perspective that pertained to historical trends that were - and are - designed to keep the Black community away from opportunities to progress. "History speaks. In some form, it can be heard forever," Justice Jackson wrote. "The race-based gaps that first developed centuries ago are...
The Detroit Branch NAACP continues to make history, as it has done many times before. The June Jubilee Celebration of Freedom took place on the weekend of June 23rd-25th. Consisting of several events, it started with the unveiling of Detroit's very first statue, of the late, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Covered in Bronze, the sculpture is set to remain in the heart of the city, known as Hart Plaza. As the weekend continued, so did the celebration. The Freedom Walk took place on Saturday,...
On Friday, June 23, 2023 the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the City of Detroit unveiled the Martin Luther King Jr. statue, commemorating the 60th anniversary of the March on Woodward. The statue represents the precursor, I Have Dream speech King gave in Detroit at that march on June 24, 1963. The introduction to the event was full of dance song and prayer. Presentations included speeches from Mayor Michael Duggan and Author Michael Eric Dyson. A speech...
