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2 years after the start of the recession and housing crash, the ripple effects are still felt acutely across Detroit and Wayne County, members of a U.S. House subcommittee heard at a field hearing in Detroit on Friday. The issues are complex, but the numbers are stark: since the housing crisis began in 2009, Detroit has flipped from a majority-homeowner to a majority-renter city. That's due in large part to the wave of mortgage and property tax foreclosures that swept the city in the following...
BALTIMORE - The NAACP released the following statement in the aftermath of the fatal shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio, which took the lives of 29 people in total. "We extend our deepest heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of the victims of these tragic shootings. Those that lost their lives deserve better. We call on this current administration to use its resources to repair the moral fabric of this country instead of using divisive and inflammatory rhetoric to further...
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, issued the following statement on a data breach which exposed account information of over 100 million Capital One customers. "This data breach shows that it's not just big technology companies and credit reporting agencies like Equifax that are vulnerable to hacking and data breaches – big banks are vulnerable targets as well. As this is not the first incident in which Capital One...
In late August of 1619, approximately 20 Africans were brought to the shore of Jamestown Settlement in Virginia. All along the West and East coasts of the continent into the interior there was the consolidation of kingdoms, city-states and nation-states. Many of these civilisations are popularly known as Ghana, Mali, Songhay, Ile-Ife, Kongo, Ndongo in the west and central interior extending north and east into Nubia, Egypt, Axum, the Swahili Coast, Zanzibar, Mutapa (Zimbabwe), Zululand,...
The Third Annual Downtown Days is coming to a new location at Veteran's Plaza, located in the heart of downtown Wayne. This year the event will commemorate the city's 150th birthday. Festivities will be held Friday, August 9 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday, August 10, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The event is free to attend and promises two days of fun, food, music, art, and a flea market. The event is presented by Wayne Main Street, a civic organization founded in 2011, which seeks to promote...
Jovan Olaifoye has gone from Ecorse to Grand Rapids, and North Carolina to Canada. Yet he never left home. "Virtually everywhere I've gone, I met some great people that are like family to this day," said the new Ecorse football coach. "They were always welcoming." The 2005 Ecorse graduate has retired from a football career that saw him become one of the most heralded players in Canadian Football League history to take the reins of his alma mater-and give back. "It's actually a dream come true,"...
The Vietnam War ended more than 40 years ago. Nearly 59,000 Americans gave their lives in the struggle, which was controversial and unpopular. For those families who lost a loved one, even for those who returned from the war, healing and closure can sometimes be elusive. But this month, Vietnam Veterans will receive honor as the Vietnam Moving Wall will be on display in Livonia's Ford Field beginning Thursday, August 8. The wall is expected to open to the public at noon and will remain open...
