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Ecorse, MI – The City of Ecorse is preparing for the exciting finale of the Downriver MotorCity Jazz Series at John Dingell Riverfront Park, culminating with a spectacular fireworks display. The month long Downriver MotorCity Jazz Series has brought many visitors and friends to the Ecorse waterfront. On Saturday July 6, the organizing committee has pulled out of the stops to ensure the community will have a day to remember. There will be something for everyone. Event Schedule: Activities and p...
The wait is over. After several tries to reactivate the Highland Park NAACP Brancn, it has been done. On May 18th, 2024 it became official. Several die hard community members worked tirelessly over the past seven months to get enough members to fulfill the requirements to be reactivated. They held membership drives at local churches, the Recreation Center, at Ministerial Alliance meetings, at Block Club meetings, and several businesses throughout the city of Highland Park. Now it is time to...
Chris Woods has been selected to play in the Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association (MHSBCA) All Star Game on June 18th at Comerica Park. He has been training for this moment his entire life. This is the East vs. West All Star Game of the top players in the state of Michigan. This honor has been bestowed upon only a select few and he has made the cut. Chris is a Senior at Ecorse High School and he played on the Varsity Ecorse Raiders baseball team for four years. He started playing...
The NAACP Michigan State Conference has been actively working to reactivate the NAACP Highland Park Branch. The Organizing Committee has been meeting at different locations and virtually throughout Highland Park since November 2023 to reach community members throughout Highland Park. The reactivation of the NAACP Highland Park Branch is vital to the community. The NAACP is the oldest civil rights organization in the world. For 115 years the members have been advocating for laws and policies to...
INKSTER - Think about it, Talk about it, Plan it and then Do it. The IT that was the topic of discussion on Monday, March 25, was Summer Enhancement Activities for the youth in Inkster. A cross function of community groups came together at Operation Refuge Headquarters to listen and learn from each other. Each organization that was in attendance has a history of hosting programs and activities for the youth living in Inkster. Since the City of Inkster has been without their school district for m...
The Western Wayne County Branch of the NAACP is pleased to announce the application period for our 2024 scholarship. This year we will award four (4) scholarships to deserving high school graduates selected from the 24 cities that we serve. The criteria for consideration: * Graduating high school senior with a cumulative 2.5 or higher GPA * A resident or attend school in one of the 24 cities located in the WWC NAACP jurisdiction * A college, community college, or trade school acceptance letter...
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Maria Gokey may be small in stature, but her words come across huge. She is loved by her family, friends and neighbors and uses her words to encourage them whenever she has a chance. One thing that stands out about Maria is that she has been a servant to the community of Ecorse for decades. She worked at O'Briens grocery store when it was located in Wyandotte and continued at O'Briens when they moved to the City of Ecorse. When she said that she worked in the Meat Department, her daughter,...
The Telegram News has continued on our DOING THE WORK SERIES. The series will spotlight non-profits in Metropolitan Detroit that are serving the community. This week we set down with Pastor Velma Jean Overman who is the Executive Director for Operation Refuge in Inkster. 1. Provide a brief overview of your organization. Operation Refuge was established in 2008 in the city of Inkster through our church, Christ Temple City of Refuge. This was a time when the housing market turned upside down and...
Detroit's lower east side is where blues great John Lee Hooker performed at Henry's Swing Bar on Madison Street in Black Bottom strumming his guitar and voicing in his signature style spoken-word Mississippi drawl. Here, he recorded one of his popular hits, "Boogie Chillen." It is also where Black congregations like Tabernacle Baptist Church, which the Sheffield family helped to found, Plymouth Congregational Church and others launched their religious institutions. It is also where Coleman A....
On a cold day in late November, members of the Inkster community gathered with State Senator Dayna Polehanki at the former site of Inkster High School for a debt burning ceremony. Earlier in the month on November 2, 2023, Michigan Senate passed House Bill 4292, budget supplemental legislation that contains a number of significant investments for Michigan schools - including $12.12 million to forgive Inkster School District's school debt that Sen. Polehanki has been working hard to secure. This...
IT'S FAMILY TIME! BREAK OUT THE INKSTEROPOLY BOARD GAME AND SEE WHO LANDS ON THE TELEGRAM SPOT. Games can be purchased at Smith Chapel 3505 Walnut St in Inkster on Sundays 12 - 3 or Thursdays 3-7 or at www.smithchapelamechurch.org...
Eight & Nine Ball Billiards Tournament Champion at Kemeny Recreation Center is K.B. Steward, for the 2023 fall tournament. There were several participants involved and Mr. Steward came out on top as the King of Billiards for the Fall Tournament....
Well the wait is over! The Inksteropoly board game is here. The members of Smith Chapel AME Church have put together a great commemorative tribute to the City of Inkster. It is just like the Monopoly game, but it contains historical landmarks and Inkster businesses that you know. Get your game today. The game will be a walk down memory lane for Inkster natives, and provided businesses and organizations to still be relevant today and into the future. Purchase a game now and play it with your...
Voters in several cities in Wayne County have spoken. Many of the polls had a constant flow of voters, but many chose to vote by Absentee Ballot. What was clear is that people wanted to see change. Some cities will now have new mayors and some will have new Council persons. Westland, Inkster and Melvindale were three of the cities where they will have new leadership. Each of these three Mayors come with prior experience from the municipality that they will now lead. Below are the winners in the...
Do you know if your city is having an election on November 7th? The names on the ballot are listed. ALLEN PARK MAYOR Felice Tony Lalli Gail McLeod CITY CLERK Michael I. Mizzi TREASURER Frank Liberati CITY COUNCIL Gerald B. Barr, Jr. Timothy O. Estheimer Nancy Knick Dennis Marcos Gary Schlack Matthew E. Valerius BELLEVILLE MAYOR Kenneth R. Voigt CITY COUNCIL – FULL TERM Kelly Bates Randy Priest CITY COUNCIL – PARTIAL TERM Jeremiah Julie Kisse DEARBORN HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL Zouher Abdel- Ahmad AlK...
Donate your used or broken cellular telephones and help soldiers stay in contact with their families. The Wayne Police Department is collecting used or broken cellular telephones for a non-profit organization called Cell Phones for Soldiers. Cell Phones for Soldiers Cell Phones for Soldiers takes the donated used or broken cellular telephones and sends them to ReCellular which recycles them. ReCellular pays Cell Phones for Soldiers for the used cell telephones which then purchases pre-paid...
Rise in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God. I am the Lord.” Leviticus 19:22 LOUISE BOROM Born June 10, 1923 Louise Borom lives in River Rouge and was born in Hurtsboro, Alabama Number of Children - 12 Grandchildren - 21 Great Grandchildren - 41 She wants the readers of the Telegram to know that she loves The Lord. She loves to read; especially the Bible, Michigan Chronicle, Telegram and the Philadelphia Courier. She loved reading the JET and Ebony and o...
Last month, During Downriver Delta held their 13th Annual Legislative Breakfast in Detroit. This year's topic was Reimagining Public Safety which connects their mission of a connected region. They recognized several officers and heard from Congressman (13th District) Shri Thanedar and State Representative (District 1) Tyrone Carter during the breakfast. The elected officials shared legislative changes that are taking place in the State and Country. The guest speaker was Patti Kukula who is the...
John James Conyers Jr.(May 16, 1929 – October 27, 2019) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as a U.S. representative for Michigan from 1965 to 2017. The districts he represented always included part of western Detroit. During his final three terms, his district included many of Detroit's western suburbs, as well as a large portion of the Downriver area. Conyers served more than fifty years in Congress, becoming the sixth-longest serving member of Congress in U.S. h...
When asked, Should people where shoes in your home, there are very different answers. Some are; I don't want anyone wearing shoes in my house that have been in public toilets and goodness knows where, yuck! We have a shoe rack by the front door for guests to put their shoes on,' a woman responded. 'Imagine all the things we are stepping on outside everyday. I don't want that brought into my house. Ew!,' another answered. 'I grew up in a Scandinavian family and you NEVER wear your shoes into some...
Martin Luther King Jr., an African-American clergyman and civil rights leader, was fatally shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968, at 6:01 p.m. CST. He was rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital, where he died at 7:05 p.m. He was a prominent leader of the civil rights movement and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate who was known for his use of nonviolence and civil disobedience. James Earl Ray, a fugitive from the Missouri State Penitentiary, was arrested on June 8, 1968, at...
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character." "The group consisting of mother, father and child is the main educational agency of mankind." Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr....
Say goodbye to ZOOM meetings for now. The Executive Committee of the Western Wayne County NAACP Branch is inviting the community to their first In-Person General Membership meeting since 2020. The meeting will be held at Christian Faith Ministries located at 27500 Marquette in Garden City. They are looking forward to seeing people from the community and members that they haven't seen in a few years. The meeting will begin at 7:00pm, so come a little early to fellowship before the meeting...
On Saturday, February 11, 2023 the community came out to celebrate Black History with the Montford Point Marine Corps League Detachment #158. Complete with red blazers and pride, the members mingled with the attendees and supporters. They shared their history of being the first African American Marines back in 1942. During the evening, they recognized four of their living legends; Eugene Owens, Ernest Thomas, Billy Thomas and Erin Love. The men overcame years of racism as they served the United...
