Riding dirty: Who are the real car insurance criminals?
By Phreddy Wischusen Special to the Michigan Citizen I am a criminal. I have a car but no insurance. After my beloved truck broke down, I was carless for 16 months in the Motor City — hustling rides,...
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Southwest residents demand action in wake of explosion
[caption id="attachment_5072" align="alignleft" width="300"] Theresa Landrum of the 48217 Community Advisory Panel speaks out at the May 3 press conference. COURTESY PHOTO[/caption] By Patrick...
View ArticleNot a feminist? Then you don’t really love your mom!
By Phreddy Wishchusen Special to the Michigan Citizen Do you love your mother? Really? Truly? If you answered yes, you’re either a feminist or a damned liar. The word “love” evades easy definition. It...
View Article‘Mama, what would I do without you?’
America celebrates Mother’s Day By Hazel Trice Edney and Akua Aboagye Trice Edney Newswire As young as 5 years old, Twan Woods would wake up at night and hear his mother having a seizure. He would...
View ArticleNew TV series seeks family stories from Detroit residents
DETROIT — PBS and Detroit Public Television announced that the new series ‘Genealogy Roadshow,’ which premieres this fall, is seeking local participants to share their families’ stories. Final...
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Scott wins 13th district chair
[caption id="attachment_5119" align="alignleft" width="432"] Martha G. Scott accepts votes for 13th Congressional District Chair. ZENOBIA JEFFRIES PHOTO[/caption] By Zenobia Jeffries The Michigan...
View ArticleBing says no to second term, eyes county office
DETROIT — Detroit Mayor Dave Bing will not run again for mayor but is considering a run for Wayne County executive. In a speech at the Charles H. Wright African American History Museum May 14, Bing...
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PACs offer election forums
Black Slate Inc., Eastside Community Slate and Fannie Lou Hamer Political Action Committee will host a series of City Council and Police District Forums DETROIT — Black Slate Inc., Eastside Community...
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Video contest for high school, college students announced
[caption id="attachment_5178" align="alignleft" width="300"] Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Detroit[/caption] Competition tied to King Anniversary March June 21-22 DETROIT — As part of the 50th...
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Minister Louis Farrakhan in Detroit May 17
[new_royalslider id="3"] Minister Louis Farrakhan spoke at Fellowship Chapel in Detroit on May 17. He was in Detroit May 16-18. PHOTOS BY RALPH JONES
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Oakman School parents ask EM for answers
[caption id="attachment_5228" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Oakman parents continue fight to keep school open Over 150 Oakman Orthopedic School parents, students, alumni and supporters march May 15...
View ArticleBMe awards grants to Detroit community leaders
DETROIT — Fourteen Black male leaders in Detroit were honored with BMe Leadership Awards. These men have helped to build, protect and educate the community, showing a personal commitment to the...
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GM Student Corps members will help improve neighborhoods, learn valuable life...
[caption id="attachment_5260" align="alignleft" width="324"] GM Student Corps COURTESY PHOTO[/caption] DETROIT – A group of 110 Detroit-area high school students are about to begin paid summer...
View ArticleTale of two cities: Is social media re-segregating Detroit?
By Phreddy Wischusen Special to the Michigan Citizen Who needs a TV? Recently for fun, a group of friends and I sat in a circle, all looking at our phones and took turns reading aloud from the Twitter...
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Duggan will be on the Detroit ballot
[caption id="attachment_5291" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Duggan supporters out in force[/caption] The Detroit Election Commission voted 2-1 to certify Mike Duggan’s candidacy for mayor. His name...
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Oakman Parents continue fight to keep school open
[caption id="attachment_5294" align="alignleft" width="252"] Oakman Parents continue fight to keep school open STAFF PHOTO[/caption] Oakman Orthopedic School parent Antonio Council wraps in “Save...
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NAACP finds hope in judge assigned to EM voting case
NAACP Atty. Melvin Butch Hollowell By T. Kelly The Michigan Citizen DETROIT —“Bold” is how NAACP attorney Melvin “Butch” Hollowell described Federal District Court Judge Paul D. Borman, assigned to...
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Oh, the humanities! Kev, go ahead, sell the van Goghs
[caption id="attachment_5423" align="alignright" width="144"] Vincent van Gogh self-portrait at the DIA[/caption] By Phreddy Wischusen Special to the Michigan Citizen A week ago, many of you thought...
View ArticleDPS assets given to EAA by Roy Roberts
Click the links below to view the assets report for that school. Bethune Elementary Brenda Scott Academy Burns Elementary Central High School – Part 1 Central High School – Part 2 Denby High School...
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