Monthly Archives: August 2011

DPS TO TERMINATE SPECIAL OLYMPICS

2010 Detroit Special olympics from Tell Us Detroit TV on Vimeo.  FROM CHRISTAL BONNER  To concerned citizens, community leaders and parents: I recently learned that Felicia Baker, director of special education in DPS, is terminating support of the Special Olympics … Continue reading

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REPORTS OF TRIPOLI, LIBYA TAKE-OVER SAID TO BE NATO EFFORT TO CREATE PANIC

  Independent journalist Lizzie Phelan says the reports are an effort by NATO to create panic. – RT August 21st, 2011 (VOD: western news media are reporting Aug. 22 that Tripoli has been overrun by CIA-backed rebels; however, this report from Tripoli … Continue reading

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JUSTICE STILL NOT SERVED IN MISSISSIPPI HATE CRIME CASE

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson  Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith got it right and also terribly wrong on the James Craig Anderson case. He got it right when he forcefully and boldly minced no words and called the savage … Continue reading

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WHAT A DIFFERENCE A RACE MAKES WHEN THE FLASH MOB IS WHITE TEENS: BLACK MAN MURDERED IN HATE CRIME JUNE 26 IN JACKSON, MS.

Submitted by VOD reader Tyrone, and thanks to him for alerting VOD to this story. Video below, stories by CNN and others are after Tyrone’s statement.  JAMES CRAIG ANDERSON’S OLDER SISTER BRENDA ANDERSON YOUNG: “I have only one thing to tell the … Continue reading

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CITY OF DETROIT, POLICE, PROSECUTOR STONEWALL AIYANA JONES LAWSUIT, BLAME FAMILY FOR CHILD’S KILLING BY POLICE; HEARING POSTPONED TO SEPT. 1 @ 2 PM

Mertilla Jones, Aiyana’s Grandmother, Speaks About Shooting: MyFoxDETROIT.com Hearing on “protective order” set for Thurs. Sept. 1 @ 2 p.m. in front of Judge Daphne Means Curtis  By Diane Bukowski August 18, 2011  VOD: Hearing on “protective order” likely rescheduled to await … Continue reading

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STOP THE U.S/NATO WAR ON LIBYA! MARCH AT FESTIVAL AUG. 20; CYNTHIA MCKINNEY IN DETROIT AUG. 27

 Detroit Meeting to “Stop the U.S.-NATO War on Libya!” For over four months the African nation of Libya has been mercilessly bombed by United States, French, British, Italian, Norwegian, Dutch and Canadian warplanes. A naval blockade has placed warships in … Continue reading

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DETROIT FATHER OF 5 PURSUES FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS SUIT AGAINST MIA WENK, DHS, JUDGES, AGENCIES FOR REMOVAL OF CHILDREN

Hearing on motion for summary judgment by defendants set for Tues. Sept. 20, U.S. District Court Judge Julian Abele Cook By Diane Bukowski Aug. 16, 2011  DETROIT — A federal civil rights lawsuit against Michigan Child Protective Services (CPS) worker Mia … Continue reading

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POLICE INVADE GODBOLDO HOME 2ND TIME IN BELATED EVIDENCE SEARCH

  Detroit Police Dept. Crime Scene Unit, along with Officer Kevin SImpson (r), first on scene when Maryanne Godboldo’s child was taken March 24,, arrive to search home Aug. 9 2011 WSU Criminal Justice Dept. Chief Eric Lambert: late search creates … Continue reading

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JURY RULES AGAINST MARYANNE GODBOLDO IN CUSTODY TRIAL

Some of those who participated in national rallies against state child abduction, including supporters of Maryanne Godboldo, outside the Lincoln Hall of Justice in Detroit Aug. 12; Neema Yacef is second from right front  Parents, attorneys, supporters vow to continue … Continue reading

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ANGER OVER FANNIE MAE FORECLOSURE DISCLOSURES

Revelations called ‘disgusting,’ but not surprising By Todd A. Heywood | 08.15.11 | 10:05 am Michigan leaders in the fight against the foreclosure crisis reacted strongly Sunday to revelations that mortgage giant Fannie Mae appears to have been pushing banks … Continue reading

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