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Zone 8 goes all out for Detroit students
[caption id="attachment_13343" align="alignright" width="473"] COURTESY PHOTO[/caption] By Phreddy Wischusen The Michigan Citizen On Aug. 2, back to school fever will sweep 500 Detroit children in the...
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Duggan launches second super PAC
[caption id="attachment_1919" align="alignleft" width="300"] Mike Duggan[/caption] Staff report Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is doing what recent Michigan politicians love to do: Establish a new super PAC...
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Water warriors say Orr’s hand off to Duggan is a victory
[caption id="attachment_13387" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Michigan Welfare Rights Organization founder Marian Kramer welcomed the caravan of Canadians bringing water to Detroit July 24. A caravan...
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Detroit Raw
[caption id="attachment_13399" align="alignright" width="360"] Sam after Crim Race COURTESY PHOTO[/caption] Boomer Runner Mind Snacks By Sam Riddle Special to the Michigan Citizen I confront my...
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Salvation Army deal threatens Lipke Park
Margaret Agee wants a variety of classes.STAFF PHOTO McDonald’s owner pushes deal for church to get park By T. Kelly The Michigan Citizen DETROIT — Over 300 citizens rallied July 25 in Lipke Park to...
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Two ballot proposals ask Wayne County residents to weigh benefits of tax...
[caption id="attachment_12234" align="alignright" width="361"] voters[/caption] By Phreddy Wischusen The Michigan Citizen DETROIT — On Aug. 5, in addition to selecting candidates for November’s general...
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Pre-Election Day Rally to support Detroit Public Library
(Click to enlarge) Please help build the Pre-Election Day Rally to support the Detroit Public Library. Rally on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014, 2pm-4pm at Plymouth United Church of Christ, 600 East Warren...
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Library millage will keep doors open
Staff report On the August 5 primary ballot, Detroit voters will decide the fate of the Detroit Public Library’s current operating millage of 4 mills. That amount provides 86 percent of the DPL’s...
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Public art in the spotlight for Detroit Love 313 celebration
[caption id="attachment_13430" align="aligncenter" width="615"] "Talking Fence” by Design 99 and Wiley McDowellPHOTO BY STEVE FURAY[/caption] By Steve Furay Special to the Michigan Citizen Featured...
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Musicians join the fight for water rights
Staff report Four Detroit punk bands — Mexican Knives, Growwing Pains, Mountains and Rainbows, Rall Tide — and two DJs want to spur their community into action against the Detroit Water and Sewerage...
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Motown in the Big Apple
[caption id="attachment_13427" align="aligncenter" width="615"] (L-R) Eli Fountain, Herb Boyd and James Carter COURTESY PHOTO[/caption] By Herb Boyd Special to the Michigan Citizen For more than a year...
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Detroit Bass Day: A tribute to the funk
By Steve Furay Special to the Michigan Citizen Low-end lovers and four-string funkateers are set to gather in Detroit on Aug. 9 for Detroit Bass Day 2014: A Tribute to the Funk. The event will take...
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Detroit Jit film and dance comes to Capital Park, reviving a homegrown culture
[caption id="attachment_13424" align="alignright" width="360"] The McGhee brothers COURTESY IMAGE[/caption] By Steve Furay Special to the Michigan Citizen Detroit Jit is an urban dance style developed...
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Parents and community work to improve DPS
Staff report Detroit Youth Report’s Detroit Life Coalition will host monthly meetings with educators, parents and concerned citizens about improving Detroit Public Schools. According to organizers,...
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Danny Simmons and Ron Carter make new book sing
[caption id="attachment_13438" align="alignleft" width="215"] “In the middle of sumthin” by Danny Simmons COURTESY IMAGE[/caption] Staff report Rev. Run and Russell Simmons’ older brother, Danny...
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Detroit Raw by Sam Riddle
[caption id="attachment_13470" align="alignleft" width="271"] Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin (right) supported Southfield Mayor Brenda Lawrence who won the 14th Congressional District race in the...
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Metro Detroit nonprofits receive more than $20 million
Staff report The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan recently approved grants totaling more than $21 million for nonprofits that support programs ranging from the arts, education and health to...
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EDITORIAL: Reading between the results
Between emergency management in Detroit and low voter turnout in Detroit and Wayne County, participation is at an all-time low. Turnout in Detroit was about 14 percent with only about 75,000 people...
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UNCF Walk/Run comes to Detroit’s Belle Isle
Staff report The Michigan office of the United Negro College Fund will celebrate the organization's 70 years of getting students to and through higher education at its 26th annual UNCF Walk for...
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Highland Park mayor declares state of emergency behind heavy rainfall in SE...
[caption id="attachment_13622" align="alignleft" width="300"] Highland Park street flooded after record-breaking rainfall. PHOTO COURTESY MICHIGAN WELFARE RIGHTS ORGANIZATION[/caption] Staff report...
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