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Black burlesque connects ‘History and Her-story’
[caption id="attachment_13191" align="aligncenter" width="432"] Rachel McCollough, Noir Night STEVE FURAY PHOTO[/caption] By Steve Furay Special to the Michigan Citizen On July 25, from 6:30-8:30 p.m.,...
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Detroit water department places 15-day moratorium on shutoffs
[caption id="attachment_13243" align="alignleft" width="300"] Charlie Fleetham, CDC Michigan[/caption] DWSD says affordability plan ‘illegal,’ plans to crack down on ‘unlawful’ water usage By Zenobia...
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Detroit workers, retirees approve EM Orr’s plan of adjustment
[caption id="attachment_13250" align="alignleft" width="300"] Retirees Cicely McClellan and David Sole[/caption] Challenges to follow By Zenobia Jeffries The Michigan Citizen DETROIT — Emergency...
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CCS wants Detroit artist for new project, deadline approaching
CCS initiative in search of local artist for 40K grant, project An application extension has been given to visual artists with hopes to be a part of a public arts initiative from the College for...
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MAJOR CRIME SUMMARY REPORT
NOTE: The following summaries are allegations of incidents that have been reported and are under investigation. 2nd Precinct CIRCUMSTANCES:On July 16 at 11:30 p.m. at W. Chicago and Wyoming, the...
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Detroit Raw
[caption id="attachment_13285" align="alignright" width="150"] Elena Herrada[/caption] I will vote for Elena By Sam Riddle Special to the Michigan Citizen I will vote for Elena Herrada, the one...
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Water: Reprieve, but no resolution
By Curt Guyette Special to the Michigan Citizen After at least 17 people were arrested in two separate protests where activists attempted to block crews from going out into Detroit neighborhoods to...
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Shut off pause
[caption id="attachment_13224" align="alignright" width="300"] Water shutoff protestPHREDDY WISCHUSEN PHOTO[/caption] By Shea Howell Special to the Michigan Citizen Week 68 of the occupation On July...
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Investment for Detroit misses Black business
[caption id="attachment_13301" align="alignright" width="272"] Janet Jones, owner of Source Booksellers PUAKEA OLAISHA ANDERSON PHOTO. By Puakea Olaisha Anderson Special to the Michigan...
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Old school and older school: Mind Fusion cross-fades jazz and hip hop
[caption id="attachment_13316" align="alignleft" width="360"] Sam Spruill[/caption] Staff report Sam Spruill, known to many as DJ Handsome Sam, has been managing at Cliff Bell’s, a beautifully restored...
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Canadians bring water to waterless Detroit
[caption id="attachment_13320" align="alignleft" width="249"] Maude Barlow and Lila Cabil urge people to stop privatization of public waterSTAFF PHOTO[/caption] Maude Barlow, Canadian author and...
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Detroit welcomes water from Canada
[caption id="attachment_13324" align="alignright" width="400"] Michigan Welfare Rights Organization founders Marian Kramer and Maureen Taylor welcomed the caravan of Canadians bringing water to...
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Water shut offs are urban removal, prof says
[caption id="attachment_13328" align="alignleft" width="300"] Over 120 protesters welcome Canadiens bringing water to Detroiters shut off as EM Kevyn Orr cleans up the balance sheet in preparation to...
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Run/walk on Belle Isle to encourage organ/tissue donation
DETROIT — More than 1,000 supporters of efforts to expand minority patients’ access to tissue and organ transplant operations will participate in the 17th annual Gift of Life Minority Organ Tissue...
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Highland Park job fair promises 300 jobs
Dialog Direct, a marketing and customer engagement company, plans to hire 300 new employees at its Highland Park headquarters to support the company’s growth in the health insurance market. The company...
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Charivari Detroit 2014 invites the Motor City to dance on the river
By Steve Furay Special to the Michigan Citizen Charivari is a name recognized in Detroit electronic music history as the early 1980s party that set the scene for many of the city’s great house and...
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Building an institution out of an old house on Ferry Park
[caption id="attachment_13342" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Yusef Shakur with a plethora of new backpacks he’s collected for Zone 8 children PHREDDY WISCHUSEN PHOTO[/caption] By Phreddy Wischusen...
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BACKPACK MUSIC FEST TO COLLECT SCHOOL SUPPLIES
[caption id="attachment_13350" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Stacey “Hotwaxx” Hale COURTESY PHOTO[/caption] By Steve Furay Special to the Michigan Citizen The 9th Annual Backpack Music Festival will...
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SIDEWALK FESTIVAL OF PERFORMING ARTS RETURNS TO BRIGHTMOOR WITH MUSIC, DANCE...
[caption id="attachment_13353" align="alignright" width="360"] COURTESY PHOTO[/caption] By Steve Furay Special to the Michigan Citizen The second annual Sidewalk Festival of Performing Arts returns...
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Neighborhoods Day has something for everyone
By Phreddy Wischusen The Michigan Citizen For eight years now, Arise Detroit has transformed the fleeting glory of a summer day into an opportunity to make a lasting impact on the Motor City. Arise...
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