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‘Motown: The Musical’ reanimates past, puts new generation in the spotlight
By Phreddy Wischusen The Michigan Citizen The line outside of Hitsville USA stretches all the way down the Boulevard, those farther back are obscured by fog as the queue approaches Henry Ford Hospital....
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Breast cancer study saving Black women
By Zenitha Prince Special to the Trice Edney Newswire from the Afro American Newspaper African American women suffering from breast cancer in the Washington, D.C., area offered some “real talk” about...
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‘Black Face is not ok’ or ‘Just in time for Halloween’
Every year, around Halloween, it becomes important to remind folks that black face is not ok. As Detroit goes through it’s so-called renaissance and we have an influx of ‘new’ residents it seems to be...
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Knight Foundation Q&A on the Knight Cities Challenge
Detroit one of 26 cities to benefit from $5 million challenge DETROIT — The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation will hold a Q&A November 3 to discuss the Knight Cities Challenge, which is...
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Detroit Raw by Sam Riddle, J.D.
Dems earned loss The morning after a major election loss we roll over to see who we are lying next to. It was a great night but who or what did I bed down with? Damn! They must have drugged me. Let me...
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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s race strategy
Analysis Editorial staff of The Michigan Citizen Days before the election, Gov. Rick Snyder — an incumbent who could not get above 50 percent in polling — unleashed a new set of political ads. A new...
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Midterm election a national nightmare for Democrats
Major comeback predicted in 2016 The worst election nightmare of African American civil and voting rights leaders has happened. Democrats lost their 55-45 majority control of the U. S. Senate on...
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Thinking for Ourselves by Shea Howell
Mayor’s reality Special to The Michigan Citizen It has been widely reported that the successful exiting from bankruptcy will depend on the leadership abilities of Mayor Mike Duggan. The...
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Debate on Detroit Councilmember Jenkins’ replacement continues
City's Legal Policy Division weighs in This week, Detroit City Council’s Legislative and Policy Division, formerly Research and Analysis Division, which advises Council, will submit a report to...
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US Army: Its still ok to refer to Black people as ‘Negro’
The Independent A recently-updated U.S. Army handbook has been found to include “Negro” as an approved term to use when describing Black people. The unclassified document outlines the military’s “Army...
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Thinking for Ourselves by Shea Howell
Election bankruptcy Special to The Michigan Citizen The Republican sweep of the midterm elections and the final approval of the Detroit plan to exit bankruptcy have common roots. It is no accident...
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Cass Tech student actors find new hope in classic ‘Raisin in the Sun’
By Phreddy Wischusen The Michigan Citizen “I refused for ever and ever to do this show,” says Marilyn McCormick, director of Cass Technical High School’s theatre program, of “A Raisin in the Sun,” the...
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Detroit funk guitarist Nadir to host ‘Electric Lounge’
By Steve Furay Special to The Michigan Citizen Detroit soul and funk guitarist Nadir Omowale is prepared for another cutting-edge live show with his band, and the cameras will be rolling to capture...
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Wayne State University Farmers’ Market closes seventh season
Kami Pothukuchi, Ph.D. Special to The Michigan Citizen On Oct. 29, a typically chilly fall day, the Wayne State University Farmers Market had our season’s last market, 22 weeks after its June start....
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EDITORIAL: Most dangerous city and the lie of reinvention
We have two camps in Detroit. Those who believe the hype about Detroit’s bankruptcy, and those who don’t. Judge Gerald Rosen, Gov. Rick Snyder and Mayor Mike Duggan congratulated one another on a job...
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WATCH: The Daily Show reports on Detroit water shutoffs
The Daily Show's Jessica Williams exposes the narrative Detroit's mainstream media delivers — Detroit's poor residents live with a "sense of entitlement" — to be a myth. Detroit News editor Nolan...
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Detroit Raw by Sam Riddle, J.D.
No holiday joy for other Detroit As that big azz Christmas tree is fired up in Campus Martius, be aware there is not a lot of holiday joy in the other Detroit that the Snyder/Gilbertville PR machines...
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On Detroit bankruptcy: Snyder: No need for ‘traditional democracy’
Democracy postponed By Curt Guyette Special to The Michigan Citizen “How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn’t make it a leg.” – Abraham Lincoln...
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A time for visionary resistance
By Tawana “Honeycomb” Petty Special to The Michigan Citizen Over 50 years ago, ancestor James Boggs wrote “The American Revolution: Pages from a Negro Worker’s Notebook.” In this book, he warned...
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Eminem single ‘Detroit vs. Everybody’ falls short for local business
[caption id="attachment_15426" align="alignleft" width="300" class=" "] (L to R): Royce da 5'9", Big Sean, Danny Brown and Eminem COURTESY PHOTOS[/caption] The slogan “Detroit vs. Everybody” was...
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