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The Detroit Chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists (Detroit NABJ) is gearing up to celebrate their 40th year Anniversary. Founded on Dec 1, 1982, the chapter will recognize and celebrate its founding members and those members of the past and present. The kick-off celebration started with a presser that included supporters like Detroit City Mayor Mike Duggan who delivered a proclamation. Michigan Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II, sent a video message congratulating the chapter...
President Biden signed an exertive order that provides debt forgiveness to students to 45 million borrowers that struggle with student debt. Many have cried foul about the fairness of this order and the economic impact upon the economy. Inflation with sky rocketing prices many have said this is a giveaway that we simply cannot afford. President Biden “cited the Heroes act which Congress passed in 2003 in the wake of 9/11 and the beginning of the Afghanistan war. Lawmakers at the time allowed t...
I would like to take this time to welcome all of our Wayne County students back to the classroom for the 2022-23 school year.I also want to wish all of you the very best as you continue to learn and grow. I'm sure you have heard more than one adult say that young people are our future.If it weren't true, we would not continually repeat it.We are counting on you because we believe in you. Who we become as a nation will depend on what each of you chooses to do with your lives. It's quite the...
If you are planning to head up north for the holiday weekend, it may be best to leave Fido at home. For the past two months a canine parvovirus-like illness has been sickening and killing dogs in northern Michigan. More than 30 dogs have died in Otsego County after showing symptoms of canine parvovirus negative for the virus by local veterinarians. Cases of the illness have been reported in northern central parts of the state including the cities of Gaylord and Vanderbilt. According to the...
Assistant Chief of Police Constance Slappey has been on the job with the Inkster Police Department less than four months, but already the new assistant chief is finding the contributions she brings to Inkster are being embraced. Slappey retired earlier this year from the Detroit Police Department at the rank of commander after serving that department for 25 years. Her experience in the Detroit Police Department included working various precincts and units including the department's homicide...
Bank of America announced a new zero down payment, zero closing cost mortgage solution for first-time homebuyers, which will be available in designated markets, including certain African American and Hispanic neighborhoods in Charlotte, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, and Miami. According to a news release, the Community Affordable Loan Solution aims to help eligible individuals and families obtain an affordable loan to purchase a home. "The Community Affordable Loan Solution is a Special Purpose...
This past spring, the Griot, a book club organization, presented $300.00 worth of books to the Kemeny Recreation Center, 2260 W. Fort Street, Detroit. Members appearing in the below photo are Mrs. Ramona Ewell and Mrs. Gloria Bradley as they placed Griot book plates inside each book. Below is the narrative given to me regarding the history of the group. (A griot is considered to be a storyteller, a narrator.) Griot began in 1993 from the vision of members Marilyn Gray and Gloria Bradley. It was...
