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Open letter to DWSD mediators:
We write to you because the future of the (Detroit Water and Sewerage Department) is currently being determined behind closed doors. Mediation by United States District Court judges and local political...
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A disturbing trend
[caption id="attachment_13051" align="alignright" width="432"] Greening of Detroit farmer apprentices support community gardens in Detroit. COURTESY PHOTO[/caption] By Tepfirah Rushdan Special to the...
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Detroit’s Jewish community reconnects with ‘the old neighborhood’ to offer...
[caption id="attachment_13070" align="alignright" width="432"] Ron Lockett, executive director and CEO of the Northwest Activities Center; Lisa Corey of Birmingham; Warren Crockett of Detroit; Dr....
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Bankruptcy judge to Detroit EM: What are you doing to help with water shutoffs?
http://youtu.be/zoJciGYUcOw DETROIT — U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Stephen Rhodes, in court Tuesday, instructed Jones Day law firm, the lead restructuring attorneys in the city’s bankruptcy case, to return to...
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Why I choose to block water shutoff trucks
James W. Perkinson Water was created by none of us — just like air and earth and fire. Indeed, like the universe. It flows and freezes and breathes into the atmosphere as mist, without permission or...
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Brightmoor to Beijing
http://youtu.be/pG_mVwlAG6A Opportunity of a lifetime: Send three young Detroit-based woodworkers to China to share the art of woodworking with their Chinese peers Emerging out of an abandoned garage...
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Bankruptcy judge wants solutions to water crisis
By T. Kelly The Michigan Citizen DETROIT — Tuesday, July 15, Judge Steven Rhodes heard two versions of how delinquent water bills are treated. After spending the morning listening to 17 citizens object...
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‘Water isn’t free’
Despite errors, contradictions, DWSD continues water shutoffs By Phreddy Wischusen and Zenobia Jeffries The Michigan Citizen DETROIT — While the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department has pursued an...
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Detroit Raw
[caption id="attachment_13133" align="alignright" width="300"] Eighty-eight-year-old Detroiter arrested for allegedly firing a shot at TV news crew COURTESY IMAGE[/caption] Media, leave him alone By...
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Groups announce plan to boost spending among Blacks
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA The U.S. Black Chambers and the National Association of Black Hotel Owners, Operators, and Developers are formally partnering to make sure a significant portion of the $40 billion...
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Distorted reality
[caption id="attachment_10590" align="alignright" width="265"] Kevyn Orr[/caption] By Shea Howell Special to The Michigan Citizen Week 67 of the occupation of Detroit One year ago Emergency Manager...
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Summer program aims to make diplomats of Detroit teens
Wayne State University’s Center for Peace and Conflict Studies and the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights will host the Ralph Bunche Summer Institute 2014, July 21-24, on the main Detroit campus....
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HP makes reading part of youths’ summer fun
Staff report On July 19, storytellers, poets, literacy activists, non-profits and businesses will come together to make reading fun for kids for whom access to books and literary programs is getting...
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The Shed is ‘so Detroit’
http://youtu.be/Ji5vlB_vNI4 DETROIT - Entrepreneur Kwasi Akwamu is so Detroit he designed T-shirts from a trending phrase on Facebook among Detroiters. Two days ago, Facebook users in the metro...
View ArticleFree event offers ‘Economic Empowerment’
Business, entertainment, education and ministry leaders are expected to attend the 2014 Detroit Economic Empowerment Summit, July 18-19 in Detroit. More than 3,500 are expected to attend, say event...
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Award-winning author brings perspective on Haitian crisis to Detroit
[caption id="attachment_13194" align="alignleft" width="272"] Jonathan M. Katz[/caption] On January 12, 2010, the deadliest earthquake in the history of the Western Hemisphere struck the nation least...
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Tarot and Tea divines brighter present for Detroiters
[caption id="attachment_13200" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Nefertiti inside Tarot and Tea PHREDDY WISCHUSEN PHOTO[/caption] By Phreddy Wischusen The Michigan Citizen Nefertiti comes from a long...
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DWSD rep disses U.N., says Detroit residents experiencing shutoffs aren’t...
http://youtu.be/uCJoTKt3R0U DETROIT — Bill Johnson, Detroit Water and Sewerage Department’s public affairs’ officer, told citizens at a Rosedale Park community meeting July 17 that the department does...
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Former DPS teacher confined to wheelchair arrested protesting Detroit water...
[caption id="attachment_13236" align="alignleft" width="300"] Baxter Jones sits in police van following arrest July 18. DALE RICH PHOTO[/caption] DETROIT - Former Detroit Public Schools teacher Baxter...
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WCCCD Northwest Campus: A diamond in the rough
Multiple buildings with five distinct structures offer a vast array of programs and services for both students and the community. By David C. Butty Mary Grayson has worked as graphic designer and...
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