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Sock it to them! Those were the words that Judge Greg Mathis said The Queen of Soul – Aretha Franklin told him about the Flint Water Crisis. Plans are underway for that to happen. On Monday, September 24, 2018, Judge Mathis outlined the plan and provide details of the route and the distribution locations for the caravan from Detroit to Flint on Thursday, November 1. Starting in Detroit, the caravan will make stops in Pontiac and Saginaw before they arrive in Flint. As they travel, they will p...
On September 26th, Detroit Council Pro Tem, Mary Sheffield, hosted an environmental forum at Sacred Heart Church on Detroit's east side. Sheffield organized the event to give residents the opportunity to pose their questions and concerns to a panel of representatives from the regions industrial and government agencies. Included among them were Mike Marr, CEO of Detroit Renewable Energy; Zavia Ferguson of Detroit Water and Sewage Department; Tracy Kecskemeti of Michigan Department of...
A police officer and two paramedics are facing felony charges in the death of an Inkster man who suffered convulsions in jail but wasn't taken to a hospital. William Marshall, who had been arrested for cocaine and marijuana possession, died from cocaine toxicity at the Westland police lock-up December 10, 2017. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said at a news conference Monday that Marshall was repeatedly denied help, despite convulsions that lasted off and on for about an hour-and-a-half. She...
Amid concerns of high levels of lead and copper found in many area schools, the Detroit Public School Community District (DPSCD) has ordered water to be turned off at all its schools. The district made the decision after schools showed harmful levels of lead and other toxins in the drinking water. To date 57 DPSCD schools have been discovered to have dangerous levels of copper and lead in their water. This development is particularly alarming in the aftermath of the poisoning of water in Flint...
After the unveil of explosive reports where U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, openly considered allowing schools to use federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) funding, to purchase firearms and provide firearm training to educators, members of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights (TLC) have stepped in with an open letter to the same administrator-in protest. Comprised of over 200 national organizations working together to promote and protect civil and human rights of all...
BALTIMORE – NAACP, the nation's foremost civil rights organization, is looking to mobilize personal networks, activists and supporters to energize its base ahead of the 2018 midterm elections on November 6. "Our lives are on the ballot this year, so it is absolutely crucial that African-Americans as a whole participate in these midterms elections at rates that reflect our true voting power," said NAACP President & CEO Derrick Johnson. "Today on National Voter Registration Day, we're urging e...
In Garden City last year, 46 percent of 7th graders believed that regular marijuana use posed little or no health risk. THRIVE, a division of the Garden City Community Coalition, cites this statistic to lend credibility to the suggestion that substance use increases as perception of the harm from use decreases. The Garden City Community Coalition (GCCC) is motivated by various sectors within the community, including the city the police department, hospitals, schools, churches and local...
LANSING - . The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) is reminding potential grantees that the department is still accepting applications for grants that promote and support the cleanup and reuse of scrap tires in Michigan. Scrap tires pose a fire risk and a human health risk as mosquito breeding grounds. Through grants, scrap tires can be processed and used in paving products for roads, manufactured products and energy production. The Scrap Tire Cleanup Grant is available for...
In the 242 years of this country's history, we have only seen four African-Americans hold the seat of Governor. Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback was the first African American to become governor of a U.S. state. He won election to the Louisiana State Senate in 1868 and became the president pro tempore of the state senate. In 1871, he became the acting Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana upon the death of Oscar Dunn. In the following year of 1872, Pinchback was Governor of Louisiana for 35 days...
Chances are good you've spent some time in Wayne County Parks this summer. Perhaps you attended the Saturdays in the Park in Hines Park, spent time on the Inkster Valley Golf Course, or attended Jazz on the River at Elizabeth Park. Whatever your destination, the time you spent enjoying the outdoors was made possible in part due to the tireless work of a "ghost crew" who keep the county's parks clean and well-maintained. The Wayne County Parks System is comprised of 37 separate parks, including...
Doctored or lost tapes and an apparent and open conspiracy has led multiple legal experts to conclude that Bill Cosby's upcoming sentencing on assault charges should be postponed – if not thrown out entirely. "America should be outraged," said Dallas, Texas attorney Paul Saputo. "This kind of information is called 'Brady evidence,' which means evidence that tends to show that a person is innocent." Like numerous others who reacted to an NNPA Newswire exclusive on Monday that revealed a tape p...
Inkster, MI: – Renowned Judge Greg Mathis is the keynote speaker for the 21st Annual Freedom Fund Dinner of the NAACP – Western Wayne County Branch. The Woodlands of Van Buren will host the event at 39670 Ecorse Road, Wayne MI. Tickets, sponsorship opportunities and advertising in the souvenir program book are available at facebook.com/NAACPWESTERNWAYNECOUNTY and naacpwesternwaynefreedomfunddinner.eventbrite.com/. The theme for the dinner is "Criminal Justice in the 21st Century" and funds rai...
A prisoner strike began on August 21 to commemorate the legendary prisoner and Black Panther Party leader George L. Jackson who was killed by prison guards on that date in 1971, and is scheduled to last until September 9, which is the date of the historic Attica prison rebellion of the same year. Prisoners in several states across America as well as in Canada are refusing to work, boycotting prison commissaries, participating in hunger strikes and sit-ins to bring attention to the inhumane...
DETROIT, MI- The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History marked the 55th anniversary of the horrific church bombing that claimed the lives of four little African American girls and energized the civil rights movement, on September 8th. Dale Rich realized that many people didn't know that there were five young girls that fell victim to the blast. The surviving young girl was Sarah Collins Rudolph. It is widely thought that the church bombing was a retaliation for the Birmingham...
Ecorse Community High School kicked off its football season with a win against Delta Prep Academy. Not only did they win the game, the school district scored big with the new lights at Jim Bibbs Field. The field now has new, state-of-the-art energy-efficient LED stadium lighting and can boast that Friday Night Lights along with other schools in the region. The Ecorse district recently partnered with Johnson Controls to implement energy conservation measures that helped to save money and use the...
ROMULUS – The 20th annual Parade of Lights kicks off the City of Romulus Pumpkin Festival at 8 p.m. Friday, September 21. Dozens of lighted vehicles, floats, people and even animals will parade in front of thousands of residents and visitors throughout Downtown Romulus. The Romulus Rotary Club anticipates dozens of entries with $100 prizes being awarded to the winners in each of six categories: commercial, motorized, non-motorized (people/animal-powered), classic cars (and other forms of transpo...
According to national statistics, we lose more than 2,000 children and teens per year to suicide. Experts say parents who check in regularly with their child could have a life-saving conversation. According to suicide prevention experts for the Center for Suicide Prevention and Research at Nationwide Children's Hospital, asking a child directly about suicidal thoughts is usually the best thing a parent can do to help their child open up about their emotions. Even if their child is not struggling...
This is the first week of September. For many, thoughts will soon be turning toward apple cider and warm sweaters. Eventually, rakes and leaf blowers will appear in each neighborhood. If you’ve been enjoying a flower or vegetable garden this summer, you may already be making plans for a garden wind-down. In fact, most flower gardens will remain attractive until frost and with a little care, hardy vegetables such as broccoli, head lettuce and root crops can be harvested right up until snowfall. H...
On Friday, Sept. 21, a new sculpture of Alice Allison Dunnigan, the first African American woman to receive press credentials to cover the White House and Congress, is scheduled to go on display at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. At the unveiling of the sculpture, featured guests are expected to tell the story of this pioneering journalist who rose to the top of her profession despite racist policies that segregated Black journalists and sexist attitudes that severely limited opportunities for...
nkster students preparing to return to school in a few weeks got a bit of help with school supplies from an annual community event called Episcopalooza. The event was billed as a back-to-school carnival and was held Saturday, August 18. Episcopalooza is a ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan and was brought to the Inkster community through the efforts of the Rev. Ellis Clifton of St. Clements Episcopal Church in Inkster. The diocese sponsors the event, rotating the location each year....
This week marks the 55th anniversary of the pivotal March on Washington. Visit naacp.org/marchonwashington to see pictures and more about the march and enjoy all the links below: History: The March on Washington Originally conceived by renowned labor leader A. Phillip Randolph and Roy Wilkins, Executive Secretary of the NAACP, the historic March on Washington evolved into a collaborative effort amongst major civil rights leaders of the day—drawing about quarter-million people together. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered the exalted “I Hav...
Several years ago, police raided a Detroit high school. 49 students were arrested for loitering and detained at the police station. And in an incident that made international news, a Black five-year-old girl in Florida was handcuffed by police in her kindergarten class, placed in the back of a squad car and driven to the station because she reportedly had a temper tantrum. In Detroit, as well as in many urban centers across America, the sight of police, guards, metal detectors, surveillance...
The City of River Rouge is famous for its industrial influence. This famous influence has made the city what it is today. Steel, iron and other goods have kept Rouge going strong. The city's industrial partners do more than work and go home. Last week Carmeuse Lime and Stone paid their duty to the community and to the students of River Rouge High School. Thanks to the Mineral and Stone Powerhouse the River Rouge Mayor's office was available to collect over a hundred book bags and water bottles....
All About Technology has concluded another successful year of its Summer Associates Program which has been in operation for the past 11 years. This program helps youths through internships and job shadows gain meaningful work experience in the technology industry, serving as a foothold for their future careers. For six weeks this summer, five local teenagers, hosted in collaboration with the federally funded City of Detroit's Grow Detroit Young Talent Program, worked on the front lines...
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