Serving Metropolitan Detroit Since 1944
Serving Metropolitan Detroit Since 1944
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It is ironic that the two branches of the system that have the power to ensnare the innocent - police agencies and the judicial system - are also some of the most secretive, imperious, and hostile to outside scrutiny. Sadly, they are also unlikely to receive indictment and punishment if they abuse their authority. I got a glimpse into this terrible phenomenon when I interviewed Walter Swift in 2008. Swift was wrongfully convicted in November of 1984 for the rape and robbery of a woman in...
On April 3, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his prophetic but inspirational "I've Been to the Mountaintop," speech at the historic Masonic Temple in Memphis, Tennessee. One day later, the famous civil rights champion was assassinated. While gunman James Earl Ray's bullet silenced the legendary leader, his legacy continues to live on through contemporaries like Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. and organizations like the NAACP. Younger organizations, like Color of Change have picked up the...
University of Michigan-Dearborn (UMD) student, Alexann Zahara, spent time in Florida during spring break, like many college students do. Zahara was there for a respite from the hectic demand of classes and to visit with her mother, who resides in Florida. While there, Zahara and her mother took a short 20-minute drive to Parkland where, just two weeks earlier, 17 people were murdered and another 17 were wounded in a bloody mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Former student...
Jessie Kuykendall was born on October 14, 1914 in Shaws, Mississippi and currently resides in the City of Detroit. Jessie didn't have any children of her own, but she was a mother to many. She lived in Charleston, Missouri and was married for over 50 years to Samuel Kuykendall. She served at the church and worked at several nursing homes. She served as the mother of the church home at Bethel on East Holcomb in Detroit. She was a minister to the youth and enjoyed visiting the sick. For her job,...
On the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., NAACP President Derrick Johnson talks about Dr. King's assassination and the Kerner Commission." Segregation and poverty have created in the racial ghetto a destructive environment totally unknown to most white Americans. What white Americans have never fully understood but what the Negro can never forget-is that white society is deeply implicated in the ghetto. White institutions created it, white institutions...
As a conclusion to the Telegram's series, 'More Than Just Books', the focus this week is on the collaborative efforts of the Dearborn Public Library system and the library staff at Dearborn's Salina Intermediate School to get library materials into the hands of students. The southeast end of Dearborn is a highly industrialized area, yet it is also home to a tight-knit population of recent immigrants, mainly from the Middle East. Within this community sits Dearborn's Salina Intermediate School, t...
In Lansing this past week the new classification breaks will see 22 schools move up in class for 2018-19, while 15 schools will move down. Effective with the 2018-19 school year, schools with 885 or more students are in Class A. The enrollment limits for Class B are 398-884, Class C is 194-397, and schools with enrollments of 193 and fewer are Class D. The break between Classes A and B increased four students from 2017-18, the break between Classes B and C decreased eight students, and the...
ROMULUS – The City of Romulus' fourth annual "Eco-Fair" is set for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 14, at the Romulus Athletic Center, 35765 Northline Road. The free event – a celebration of Earth Day – is open to the public and features interesting exhibits, speakers and take-aways for people of all ages. Local and regional environmentally-friendly organizations and vendors will participate. There will be free activities and door prizes. "It's all about our environment," said Chris...
