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With 2024 being the biggest election year in history - as over 70 countries with over four billion people send citizens to the polls - the role of diaspora is more crucial than ever. At a Friday, January 12 Ethnic Media Services briefing, speakers discussed how AI and social media spread disinformation among diaspora groups, and shared how diaspora communities will engage with elections in their home lands of Mexico, India and Taiwan. Diaspora and voting "The right to vote is one of the main dem...
If you know me, then you have heard me say over and over that we must support our local businesses. I say it and I put it in the Telegram each week. The survival of our local businesses starts with us and it ends with us. If you listen to news reports and read some news articles, the picture is gloom and doom for the existence of many small businesses in our communities. The mainstream media is focused on the resurgence of the City of Detroit and there are many programs that have been formed to...
During his short life, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stepped on all kinds of powerful toes in his fight for civil rights, and he was a courageous and determined leader who refused to let prison or violence sway his end mission. He also never lost sight of the fact that civil rights-addressing racial and economic injustice-were inextricable from liberation, freedom, equality, and world peace. As the founding leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), Dr. King led a nonviolent...
The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) is excited to announce that applications are now open for our 2024 Scholarships and Summer Internship programs! If you're a student, we invite you to apply. And if you're a supporter of nurturing our future leaders, we invite you to spread the word to your networks . Since 1988, we have upheld our commitment to nurturing the next generation of Black leaders through academic financial support and professional development opportunities. Our...
EAST LANSING, MICH. (January 8, 2024) – GreenStone Farm Credit Services believes investing in the future of agriculture and natural resources is a crucial step towards sustainability in the industry. In 2024, we're doing just that by awarding thousands of dollars in scholarships to incoming and current college students pursuing careers in agriculture, timber and natural resources. Since 2010, GreenStone has awarded more than $435,000 in scholarships to undergraduate students. Scholarship O...
For the past four years it has been easy to hear the name Nick Marsh. It was first heard on Detroit's east side and nurtured in the City of River Rouge. Where he spent his time as a student, and athlete for the Panthers. Flying high on the field and court. Nick's beginning is a humble one and it's just getting started. Marsh came to River Rouge in the eighth grade, making waves at STEM Academy with his presence. During that year he was able to adjust to the new environment and the unique...
The president asserted that his administration's SAVE plan has helped 3.6 million Americans by canceling their student debt. Again, attempting to fulfill a key promise made during his 2020 campaign, President Joe Biden announced the accelerated implementation of a crucial provision under the Student Aid for Voluntary Education (SAVE) plan. The president reaffirmed his commitment to reforming the student loan system and ensuring that higher education remains a pathway to the middle class, "not a...
Michigan food service workers are commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. today, bringing to mind their own, more recent battle for fair wages and benefits. They are among the low-wage workers who got their day in court in December. They are asking for a controversial legal provision known as "adopt and amend" to be ruled unconstitutional, which would allow the state's minimum wage to increase to about $14 an hour. Roquesha O'Neal, a former restaurant worker and member of Restaurant...
The Mayor and City Council will again offer the Past-Due Water Bill Penalty Amnesty Program. Anyone that has a past due water bill from 2023 or before that pays the amount In Full after receiving their letter so that it doesn't transfer to their taxes will have the penalties that were added thru the year forgiven and removed from the account. The past due amount HAS to be paid in full completely for the penalty forgiveness. They need to bring in the letter that they received in the mail to show...
DETROIT, Mich. (January 17, 2024) – Building on the momentum of a record-breaking Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear in the event's return to the Streets of Downtown Detroit in 2023, the Grand Prix's official volunteer organization is now accepting new member applications for 2024. The Detroit Grand Prix Association (DGPA) is looking for approximately 800 community-focused people to help host the popular May 31-June 2 event on the Streets of the Motor City. Volunteer information a...
