Articles from the August 17, 2023 edition
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Western Wayne County NAACP Announce Honorees for 2023 Freedom Fund Dinner Event
The Western Wayne County NAACP announces their 2023 Freedom Fund Dinner. The keynote speaker for the dinner will be Derrick Johnson who serves as President and CEO of the National NAACP. In a pivotal...
Area organizations join the NKFM to celebrate REACH grant success
In late July, the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan (NKFM) and 70 representatives from their community partners celebrated the final months of the REACH project, which was funded and launched in...
Lift Every Voice and Sing Do You Know The Words?
For those of you that know me, you know I have a thing about The Black National Anthem' – Lift Every Voice and Sing. Lift Every Voice and Sing was written as a poem by NAACP leader James Weldon John...
Westwood Community School District Rolls Out New Strategic Plan
The Westwood Community School District (WCSD) Board of Education approved a new Strategic Plan intended to guide the work of the district for the next three years. Stakeholder feedback was important...
Michigan 2023 Primary Elections
Unofficial results are in from this week's Primary elections. On Tuesday, August 8th, voters across Metro Detroit had decisions to make for their city primary and special elections. Telegram News...
Covid Makes a Comeback, But New Vaccines Are Around the Corner
Covid-19 cases are rising once again, possibly fueled by the emergence of the EG.5 variant. Hospitalization rates jumped by 12.5% nationwide in July, according to data from the Centers for Disease...
Tory Lanez Receives 10 Year Prison Sentence for Shooting Megan Thee Stallion
After a series of delays, legal maneuvers, and tumultuous proceedings that have stirred controversy within and beyond hip-hop, a California judge has sentenced rapper Tory Lanez to 10 years in prison...
Eric Sabree Is Chosen as a Leader of Treasurers in Michigan
Detroit, MI–Wayne County Treasurer Eric R. Sabree has been elected to the position of 2nd Vice President of the Michigan Association of County Treasurers (MACT). Sabree, who has served as Wayne...