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NFL players show solidarity with national protests against police killings of...
Blackpressusa.com [caption id="attachment_15672" align="alignleft" width="300"] Detroit Lions' running back Reggie Bush wears "I can't breathe" on his team shirt during pre-game warm-ups, Dec. 7. PHOTO...
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‘Unrest tests Obama’s legacy’
“It hurt that he didn’t seem to want to go out there and acknowledge that he understands our pain,” an activist told a New York Times reporter about President Barack Obama." It would be a great mark on...
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Detroit Raw by Sam Riddle, J.D.
These are the good old days For activists and non-activists who object to injustice, these are the good old days. The beauty of it all — they who would shut down worldwide protests against murderous...
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Environmental journalists explore Detroit River recovery, regional pollution...
By Steve Furay Special to the Michigan Citizen In October, The Institute of Journalism and Natural Resources and the Detroit River Institute hosted an environmental journalism training session for...
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Outrage brews in police shooting of 12-year-old
By Starla Muhammad Special to the NNPA from The Final Call The video of a Cleveland police officer fatally shooting 12-year-old Tamir Rice has angered residents and activists in the city. In a country...
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Homrich 9 fight for jury trial
Arrested water warriors use trial to make shutoff strategy public By Phreddy Wischusen The Michigan Citizen DETROIT — At an emotional press conference, Dec. 8, members of the Homrich 9 laid out the...
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Justice Department interventions may not halt police violence
Numerous cities have been under consent decrees, but brutality continues By Abayomi Azikiwe Special to The Michigan Citizen from the Pan-African News Wire ANALYSIS Over the last several years, a number...
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Water is a gift
[caption id="attachment_15724" align="alignleft" width="300"] Baxter Jones tells press members, "Water is a gift," Dec. 8.PHREDDY WISCHUSEN PHOTO[/caption] By Baxter Jones EDITOR'S NOTE: Baxter Jones,...
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Black lives matter: A portrait of Noel Night
By Steve Furay Special to the Michigan Citizen “Black Lives Matter” was the theme of the demonstrations in Detroit on Noel Night, Dec. 6, as over a hundred protestors marched in front of the Detroit...
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GUEST EDITORIAL: What’s next after the marches?
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA We’ve seen it before: The injustice, the reactions, the non-stop talking and tweeting after yet another headline grabbing tragedy. We’ve seen the hours of commentary, the...
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Holiday shopping with Black-owned Detroit businesses
By Steve Furay Special to The Michigan Citizen [caption id="attachment_15819" align="alignleft" width="300"] Owners Vinetta Lloyd-Hughes and husband Cortez Hughes of Shop Play Love offer unique...
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Train nurses for all crises, not just Ebola, experts say
By Eric Freedman Capital News Service LANSING — The spread of Ebola to healthcare workers in the United States and the attack of enterovirus D68 among American children are drawing headlines, but...
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‘From the Motor City’
Pierre Anthony captures love, pain of living in Detroit By Steve Furay Special to the Michigan Citizen “You better watch your mouth,” sang Pierre Anthony as he banged out a drum beat on a wooden chair...
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NYC premiere of ‘Selma’ was star-studded event
By Mary Henry Special to The Michigan Citizen NEW YORK — The city of Detroit was well-represented among the galaxy of celebrants who honored the film premiere of “Selma” at New York City’s Ziegfeld...
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Detroit author releases ‘Pretty like Me’ app series
Dara Harper uses apps to tell stories, build financial independence By Phreddy Wischusen The Michigan Citizen Anyone who spends time with young children knows they have a love and an affinity for our...
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CDC spins the entire food web in Detroit’s North End
By Phreddy Wischusen The Michigan Citizen There used to be a liquor store at the corner of Second and Philadelphia. Now the building is home to over 3,500 tilapia fish and a floating field of basil...
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Resistance and transformation
By Malik Yakini Special to The Michigan Citizen Young people across the United States have recently set off a wave of resistance to police murders and a “justice system” that doesn’t value Black life....
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Defense Campaign building for Rev. Pinkney
Activists around the US are angered over racial injustice in southwest Michigan By Abayomi Azikiwe Pan-African News Wire Michigan political prisoner Rev. Edward Pinkney is now being held in Jackson...
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2014: A year of emergencies
Failures without consequences By Curt Guyette Special to the Michigan Citizen In terms of emergency management, 2014 proved to be one hell of a year. [caption id="attachment_15362" align="alignleft"...
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