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The Cities of Ecorse and Lincoln Park, along with their public, private, and non-profit partners, including the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) would like to sincerely thank all who made this past Saturday's Ecorse Creek and Shoreline Clean Up a resounding success. In the inaugural year for this joint community enterprise, over 50 volunteers from across the downriver area came together to help preserve the Ecorse River and its surrounding land. The event was spread across...
Wayne- Wayne Westland Superintendent Dr. Shelly Holt has filed a $2 million lawsuit against the Wayne Westland Community School District. The foundation of her complaint stems from the School District retaliating against her for reporting violations of federal and state laws governing the operation of the District. Dr. Holt took action to correct issues regarding the administration of District financial affairs. Several reported acts included employees bypassing purchase requirements and...
Michigan's 13th Congressional District held a town hall to inform residents about changes in the state's election process and how those changes affect voters and their communities. The town hall was held at the HYPE Athletics Center in Dearborn Heights on the morning of Saturday, July 20. The event was hosted by Congresswomen Debbie Dingell and Rashida Tlaib. Featured speakers included Sharon Delonte of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Khalilah Spencer of the National Association for...
ECORSE - Someone once said “time is of the essence” to emphasize the importance of taking action and following through with completion using the moments we are given. On Tuesday, June 4th 2019, Thee Sista Collective, an entrepreneurial minded feminine force unified by time and essence, headlined the Ecorse City Council meeting. Thee Sista Collective portrayed their unity, businesses and mission as they stood in front of Ecorse Mayor, Lamar Tidwell and the council. They are Sistas of integrity dedicated to advancing the community through ent...
President Donald Trump went on a racist screed on Twitter and attacked Democratic congresswomen of color and their ancestry. The 45th President, who succeeded the first African American President of the United States, Barack Obama, has often attacked Black female elected officials, such as Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), Black athletes, immigrants, and other women of color. As is his general habit, Trump lies in his communications and brands places where people of color reside as dangerous. President...
The city of Hamtramck shares its history with the city of Detroit. Hamtramck Mayor Karen Majewski says that at one time, the city stretched from Eight Mile Road, all the way to the Detroit River. Bits and pieces were chipped away at and absorbed by the larger city of Detroit, until 1922, when Hamtramck officially became a city. At that time, two square miles was all that was left of the city. Hamtramck's current size, along with the cultural diversity found within it, is what gives the city its...
On Saturday June 23, the Charles H. Wright African Museum hosted a celebration honoring the life and legacy of former Detroit councilman and African-centered activist, Kwame Kenyatta. Kenyatta passed away on May 22 after providing decades of service to the people of Detroit, a city he moved to in 1967 in the aftermath of the 1967 Detroit rebellion, and a city that strongly influenced him with its climate of resistance to racism and tradition of Black consciousness. The C.H. Wright auditorium...
The downriver city of Melvindale is smaller than three square miles in area. "I think that it's a tight, close-knit, safe community," says Mayor Stacy Bazman. "I think that everyone works really hard to make it clean, and be proud of where they live." Despite its size, Bazman says the city is mainly a residential area, full of large, hardworking families. Bazman will be completing her tenure in the mayor's office this fall. Reflecting on her time as mayor, Bazman recalls the challenges she has...
The industrial suburb of River Rouge is celebrating its inclusion in a Community Benefits Plan announced earlier this month in Windsor by the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority and Bridging North America. The public and private entities are responsible for the development of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2024. River Rouge Mayor Michael Bowdler proclaimed "It's a great day for River Rouge," upon learning the city would be the only downriver ci...
During the Mayoral Candidate Forum at the Booker Dozier Recreation center the three candidates for Mayor of the City of Inkster took questions from the community. Pictured from Right to Left; Mayor Pro Tem - Timothy Williams, Former Councilperson Patrick Wimberly and current Mayor Byron Nolen. The Primary election is August 6th...
Bank of America officials have spent the past few months asking their customers and clients a simple question – what would you like to have the power to do? "For many, the goal is to own a home and saving up for a down payment is the biggest barrier for anyone to buy a home," said Richard Winter, the vice president and Area Lending Manager for Bank of America's Baltimore region. The banking giant has committed to removing that barrier with the announcement of a new $5 billion affordable h...
DETROIT – A three-volley rifle salute, the playing of taps, and the presentation of an American flag to the next-of-kin or family representative: these rituals are customarily performed at the funeral services of nearly every American veteran as a symbol of their faithful and dedicated service. Saturday, those honors were rendered for the first time over the grave of Pvt. James Robinson, a hero of the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 decorated by the Marquis de Lafayette at the B...
In his State of the City speech last March, Mayor Mike Duggan promised to install more surveillance cameras throughout Detroit. This is in conjunction with the city's controversial Green Light Project, a 2016 high-tech camera surveillance initiative which has expanded to include over 500 monitoring devices throughout the city. It was also recently revealed that many of these cameras are outfitted with sophisticated facial recognition technology which is a point of contention among residents....
The Men of The PEN at Pentecost MBC honored three men in the 80's Club on Father's Day. Pictured is Associate Pastor Rev. Taylor, Honoree Brother Wilson, Pastor Willis,. Honoree Brother Lee, Honoree Deacon White and Associate Pastor Rev. Jackson...
LANSING - Yesterday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sent a letter to members of the Benton Harbor Board of Education to announce her intention to collaborate with them as they develop a new proposal to address the academic shortfalls of the school district. In response, state Rep. Isaac Robinson (D-Detroit) issued the following statement: "The Governor should have stepped up to collaborate with our friends in Benton Harbor - without the civil rights community, pastors and my state rep colleagues pushing her to do so. She does this terrible deal on car...
The weather has turned and it has become time for summer festivals in Michigan. Organizers and volunteers pulled together what promises to be the first annual Eid Festival in Dearborn this past June 6. The free celebration was held at the Dearborn Police Department, in the east parking lot. The event's main organizer, Hussein Hachem, explains that Eid (pronounced eye-eed), is a three-day Muslim holiday to celebrate the end of fasting during the month of Ramadan. Dearborn is one of the many multi...
The Wayne County Treasurer Eric Sabree's Office wants Wayne County residents to be aware of numerous assistance programs available to taxpayers who were struggling to get property taxes paid on time. Sabree says his office becomes involved only when a homeowner becomes delinquent on their taxes, and the office is doing the best it can to help people get the taxes paid. This is ideal, Sabree says, because it keeps properties on the tax rolls and people in their homes. To keep delinquent taxpayers...
NAACP to Highlight 110 Years of Civil Rights History, and the Current Fight for Voting Rights, Criminal Justice Reform, Economic Opportunity, Education Equality & More BALTIMORE - Thousands are expected to gather in Detroit to commemorate the NAACP's 110th National Convention from July 20-24, 2019. With the theme, "When We Fight, We Win," the convention will bring together elected officials, members, organizers, faith-leaders, entertainers, and young leaders for workshops and discussions to...
Garden City is a generational community. Garden City Mayor Randy Walker is himself, a product of the city, having attended its schools and played Little League at its parks. Walker explains that this is true of many of the city's current residents-they grew up here and remained. "That speaks volumes, that people want to stay here," says Walker. Though the population hovers just below 28,000, Garden City retains that 'small town' feel. Santa Claus arrives each year on the day following...
As yet another Father's Day approaches, African-American fathers find themselves mired in a familiar precarious position. Unfortunately for African-American fathers, they have become the primary recipient of voluminous criticism that indicts and convicts them as the primary catalyst behind what has historically been a marginalized and dysfunctional black community. According to critics and opponents, African-American men are the primary reason that the entire community lags behind all other...
With uniquely American hypocrisy, the Trump Treasury Department has pushed back the 2016 plan to put escaped slave and Underground Railroad heroine Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill. Tubman would be the first African-American woman featured on U.S. currency. The $20 currently features a former president, Andrew Jackson, who not only owned slaves, but ordered the death march of thousands of Native Americans. Euphemistically called "Indian Removal," the Trail of Tears made way for white settlers to...
Ecorse Mayor Lamar Tidwell says good things are happening in his city. The graduate of Ecorse High School says for the past decade, property values had been going down in the city; however, this past year, for the first time in a long time, residential property values are going up. Residents are also now receiving city services which had previously been contracted out at great expense to the city. While eliminating blight in the city continues to be a demanding task, Tidwell concedes that it...
Detroit. -The Friends of the Detroit River [FDR], along with several regional nonprofits and government agencies, will receive a $1.9 million grant from the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation for an Iron Belle Trail Continuation project. The project will complete plans for 3.5 miles of trail gaps and enhance the Iron Belle Trail connections between Detroit and the Downriver communities. The Iron Belle Trail will span 48 counties and more than 2,000 miles statewide, including 25 miles through...
CHICAGO- N'COBRA, the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America, will be hosting its 30th annual national convention June 20–23at the Timbuktu Academy of Science & Technology in Detroit. The conference theme, "400 Years of Terror: A Debt Still Owed!" will focus on a process of "full repair" after four centuries of enslavement. Established in 1987, N'COBRA is a coalition of organizations and individuals organized for the sole purpose of obtaining reparations for African descendants...
United States Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib met with members of her constituency last week as part of a conversation on policy which will impact women and families in the 13th district. Roughly a dozen voters gathered at the Redford Community Center to discuss the challenges facing working families who have experienced a rise in cost of living expenses, but not a rise in income. Among those attending were representatives of organizations such as the NAACP, the Michigan League for Public Policy (ML...
