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Chevrolet's 'Discover the Unexpected' Scholarships and Stipends Top $750,000 as it Closes 2023 HBCU Fellowship Program
DETROIT – Chevrolet and the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) have concluded the seventh year of Discover the Unexpected (DTU), a 10-week immersive internship and scholarship program f...
Poll Accessibility Could Mean 60 Million More Voters
In Michigan and across the country, nearly 25% of the population encounters challenges in voting and accessing the polls. The Carter Center and Detroit Disability Power audited 261 polling locations i...
Clarence Thomas Finally Discloses Harlan Crow Financed Trips
Conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has acknowledged previously undisclosed travel expenses paid for by billionaire associate Harlan Crow. Thomas's most recent annual financial...
New COVID-19 Variant, "Pirola," Raises Concerns Amidst Ongoing Crises
Amidst a news cycle that now routinely features wildfires, former president indictments, and extreme weather events, the world is grappling with the resurgence of COVID-19 as a new and concerning...
New Super PAC Aims to Empower Black Voters and Secure House Leadership
To bolster Black voter participation and secure a groundbreaking achievement in House leadership, a prominent ally of the Congressional Black Caucus is launching a super PAC with ambitious plans to...
A Dream To Be Continued
On August 26, 2023, roughly 100,000 people gathered promoting and living as the unity of the March on Washington. 60 years later nearing the anniversary date (August 28, 1963) of the March on...
ONGOING ASSESSMENT AT BELANGER PARK, GREAT LAKES ATHLETIC FIELDS AND JOHN JAKUBOWSKI PARK IN RIVER ROUGE Update August 15, 2023
Updated as of August 2023 - The City completed a limited environmental testing program to assess certain public properties potentially susceptible to impact from airborne deposition of particulate or...
Parvovirus Affecting Dogs in Downriver Communities
Canine parvovirus has been sickening and killing dogs in several downriver communities says River Rouge and Ecorse Animal Control Officer Brian Dougherty. Daugherty, who has contacts and associates in...
Six Decades after King's Historic Speech, Black Economic Equality is 'Still a Dream'
Sixty years after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, a groundbreaking new report has laid bare the stark...
Michigan's Black mayors uniting to solve common challenges
Describing unique sets of challenges within their various municipalities, Black mayors formally organized across the state of Michigan to collaborate and leverage their combined interests to garner...
Trump and 18 Co-Conspirators Indicted on Racketeering Charges in Georgia; Arrest Warrant Issued
A grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, indicted former President Donald Trump and more than a dozen associates for election fraud, racketeering, and other charges related to alleged efforts to...
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...
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...
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 C...
Major Law Enforcement Operation Rescues Child Exploitation Victims
In an unprecedented show of global cooperation, more than a dozen international law enforcement agencies, spearheaded by the United States, have executed an operation hailed as a milestone in the...
The People Have Spoken Primary Election Results
On Tuesday, August 8, people in several Wayne County Cities cast their votes. They voted on Mayors, City Council positions, millages and other items. Although the results were low as compared to the...
Secretary of State Benson calls for enactment of Michigan Voting Rights Act
DETROIT, MI. – Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced the introduction of the Michigan Voting Rights Act to mirror and expand upon the federal Voting Rights Act, which has been weakened in recent...
Wayne County to Offer Free Lead Filters and Blood Lead Testing for Qualifying City of Wayne Residents
WAYNE, MI – A Lead Action Level Exceedance (ALE) was declared last week in the City of Wayne after more than 1 in 10 routine water samples from homes in the city tested higher than 15 parts per b...
Henrietta Lacks' Family Settles Lawsuit with Biotech Company, Paving the Way for More Claims, Says Attorney Ben Crump
Living relatives of Henrietta Lacks have reached a confidential settlement with Thermo Fisher Scientific, the multi-billion-dollar biotechnology company that has used regenerative cells taken from...
Michigan AG Dana Nessel Warns About Deceptive Door to Door Sales Representatives
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel wants Michigan residents to be aware of a scam being perpetrated by individuals claiming to be home or business security sales representatives. There have been...
THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO VOTE IN THIS YEAR'S ELECTION
If you are at least 17.5 years old, a U.S. citizen, a Michigan resident, and are not currently serving a sentence in jail or prison, you can register to vote in Michigan. As a registered Michigan...
Actor Hill Harper Officially Announced His Run for the 2024 US Senate Race in Michigan
Actor Hill Harper has announced that he is entering for the first time, into the 2024 Democratic primary Senate Race in Michigan. Hill Harper, known most recently for his role in the TV Series, "The...
Telegram Goes to Tennessee - Tales From the NNPA Conference
The NNPA is a nation wide network of black owned newspaper publishers. For over a hundred years, the black press has been instrumental in telling the stories of black people. Fighting the good fight...
Rev. Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III Succeeds Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. as President and CEO of Rainbow PUSH Coalition
Tributes have continued to pour in for the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who announced on July 14 his retirement as President and CEO of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the influential civil rights organization he...
Women of Environmental Justice Event Inspires Community
On Saturday, July 8, a Legendary Women of Environmental Justice event was held at the Kemeny Recreation Center in Detroit. The event was promoted as a day of celebration, learning, connection, and...
