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The month of October brings certain inevitabilities into the world. Halloween, leaves will change colors, breast cancer awareness, and the Western Wayne County NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner. Months of planning brought local, and professionals from across the country to meet. This is where the Western Wayne County NAACP acknowledge and celebrate the individuals who have been instrumental to moving the people forward. Westland welcomed students, elected officials, clergy, veterans, educators,...
WAYNE COUNTY, MI – The Wayne County Commission has approved Executive Warren C. Evans' $2.02 billion budget for the 2023-2024 fiscal year – Wayne County's ninth consecutive balanced budget under the Evans Administration. The budget includes salary increases for the sheriff's office, prosecutor's office, county, and municipal employees, and more. "I would like to thank Commission Chairwoman Alisha Bell and each of our commissioners for working with us to pass Wayne County's ninth consecutive bal...
Lansing, MI – The Dirty Truth is that Michigan's largest utilities are not transitioning to clean energy fast enough to limit the worst impacts of our changing climate, according to a new report from the Sierra Club. The Sierra Club's third installment of its Dirty Truth About Utility Climate Pledges report is released as lawmakers in Lansing work through a variety of clean energy bills, and after utilities have had time to incorporate benefits from President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act i...
, - AFRO International Writer, Members of the Congressional Caucus on Black-Jewish Relations (CCBJR) are weighing in on the latest deadly conflict overseas. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that the nation is "at war" on Oct. 7 as Palestinian militants known as "Hamas" invaded numerous Israeli towns, brutally slaughtering hundreds, taking hostages and firing thousands of rockets. "I convened the heads of the security establishment and ordered – first of all – to clear out the communities that have been infiltrated by ter...
(Black PR Wire) Miami, FL – October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month and though all women can be affected by breast cancer, Black women continue to have a higher death rate. The incomparable Karen E. Jackson, Founder and CEO of Sister's Network Inc., joined the Thrivin' in Color podcast for an information packed discussion on the significance of early breast cancer screenings along with the indicators and signs women should be aware of. In this episode, Karen engages in an intriguing c...
LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel applauds the passage of House Bills (HB) 4909, 4910, 4911, 4912, and 5047 out of the House Judiciary Committee. HB 4909-12 would institute long-awaited reforms to Michigan's guardianship statutes, and HB 5047 would create the Office of State Guardian. This legislation has been long-championed by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. "These guardrails are necessary to protect some of Michigan's most vulnerable residents" said Nessel. "These r...
Law enforcement faces a challenge as more officers resign or retire, and fewer qualified applicants are interested in becoming police officers. A new report from the Justice Department suggests that police agencies should reevaluate their mission, values, culture, and employees to improve their service to communities. In the report titled "Recruitment and Retention for Modern Law Enforcement Agency," DOJ officials concluded that the law enforcement profession needs to update its hiring and...
