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Orr signs order to keep Council seats open
[caption id="attachment_4397" align="alignleft" width="150"] Kevyn Orr[/caption] DETROIT - Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr issued July 8 Order No. 10, prescribing that vacancies on City Council will remain...
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Outstanding faculty
[caption id="attachment_6279" align="alignleft" width="242"] Dr. Patricia A. Wallace-Little will receive her award at the MCCA Summer Conference in Traverse City later this month.[/caption] Michigan...
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What remains in Pandora’s site? Just the racism
[caption id="attachment_6242" align="alignleft" width="288"] Prince[/caption] By Phreddy Wischusen Special to the Michigan Citizen A few years ago my friend Dan asked me if I had heard of Pandora....
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’92 Malice Green mural demolished, new mural to come
[caption id="attachment_6302" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Benny White Ethiopia stands in front of his mural of Malice Green shortly after Green’s death by police brutality. This photo ran on the...
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Snyder names Jack Martin new EM for DPS
[caption id="attachment_6339" align="alignleft" width="300"] Gov. Rick Snyder (center) has replaced Roy Roberts (left) with the city's CFO Jack Martin (right) as the new emergency manager of Detroit...
View ArticleKeep Growing Detroit hosts tour of Detroit urban gardens
DETROIT — Keep Growing Detroit is hosting its Annual Tour of Detroit Urban Gardens and Farms Aug. 7 that will give participants a sampling of over 1,400 gardens in the city by bus or bike. This year’s...
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New EPI report confirms fast-food wages are ‘too damn low’
[caption id="attachment_6378" align="alignleft" width="337"] Food workers strike in front of PopeyesCOURTESY PHOTO[/caption] In six cities, where fast-food workers walked out, an adult with a child...
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Detroiters Resisting Emergency Managers
[caption id="attachment_6381" align="aligncenter" width="432"] MIKE SHANE PHOTO[/caption] Members of Detroiters-Resisting Emergency Managers (D-REM) join Moratorium Now and Eviction Defense members in...
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AFSCME responds to bankruptcy filing
Statement by AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders on Detroit Bankruptcy Filing Governor Snyder’s plan to suspend democracy, drive one of America’s largest cities into bankruptcy and deprive workers of their...
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Judge to rule on EM’s powers to name Library Commissioners
[caption id="attachment_6473" align="alignright" width="288"] Judge Annette BerryCOURTESY PHOTO[/caption] By T. Kelly The Michigan Citizen DETROIT—Wayne County Third Circuit Court Judge Annette Berry...
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Krystal Crittendon speaks at “Justice for Trayvon” Rally
Detroit Mayoral candidate Krystal Crittendon tells protestors at the Justice for Trayvon Martin rally July 20 to change the system's injustices with their vote.
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AFSCME says Gov, EM disingenuous
AFSCME Council 25 Press Conference on Detroit Bankruptcy: McNeil says Consent Agreement under state control increased city's deficit. Calls Gov. Snyder and EM Orr's comments about trying to negotiate...
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Dawud Walid speaks at “Justice for Trayvon” Rally
Minister Dawud Walid, executive Director of CAIR-MI calls on the Department of Justice to investigate civil rights violations in the killing of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman, who was acquitted...
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Thousands in Metro Detroit continue to protest Zimmerman Verdict
Protestors call for federal investigation and civil rights violation charges Metro Detroiters protesting not guilty verdict speak on their reaction to the verdict.
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Retirees, city workers say bankruptcy ‘unfair’
Detroit fighters, chanting "Help us, save you!" protest EM's bankruptcy filing outside of federal courthouse just before bankruptcy hearing begins.
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2013 DETROIT CANDIDATES
[caption id="attachment_6568" align="alignright" width="300"] City Council Districts Map[/caption] AUG 6: Know district or spoil ballot The upcoming primary and general election will be the first time...
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Mike Dugeon for mayor Mayor
'In it to win it' DETROIT - Detroit barber Mike Dugeon is running for mayor of Detroit. The 30-year old Dugeon, who says he’s ‘in it to win it,’ filed as a write-in candidate for mayor this morning....
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Mike Dugeon says he’s ‘in it to win it’
Michigan Citizen columnist Sam Riddle gets a haircut from mayoral candidate Mike Dugeon. Detroit Mayoral Candidate Mike DUGEON from MichiganCitizen on Vimeo.
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Local business owner caters coffee, donuts to DPD
[caption id="attachment_6685" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Left to Right: Victor Barksdale from Tim Hortons, Officer Tyrine Wheatley, Officer Lisa Bryson, H. Julian Hill from Celebrity Carwash and...
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‘Kevyn Orr has to go’
[caption id="attachment_6745" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Rev. Tellis Chapman speaks at the Aug. 6 press conference calling for the removal of EM Orr. ZENOBIA JEFFRIES PHOTO[/caption] Orr says...
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