Author Archives: Diane Bukowski

“Policy Makers…cause the darkness:  they created discrimination…perpetrated unemployment…property… the slum or the handy work of a vicious system…Negroes lived in them, but they do not make them any more than a prisoner makes a prison.”       DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. By … Continue reading →

　 DETROIT (March 14, 2013) Today is a sad day for the Barrow family, its ancestors and for the city of my birth. Today, conservative extremists, headed by a governor who fooled a majority progressive state, takes the Democracy of … Continue reading →

 Root cause committee wants regional authority to take control Long-time water union leader says “Kilpatrick Enterprise” pales compared to plan Wall Street crooks, including Goldman Sachs, stand to make a killing  By Diane Bukowski  March 12, 2013  DETROIT – The Detroit … Continue reading →

  VIDEO ABOVE BY ANTHONY WILLIAMS State ignores provisions of PA 72, which is itself illegal Robert Davis sues, says Snyder has no right to EFM selection By Diane Bukowski  March 10, 2013  DETROIT—As protesters gathered outside the Detroit Athletic Club … Continue reading →

  “Fascist:” Snyder on his way into Benton Harbor, the first victim of Public Act 4, on May 7, 2011. Hundreds protested.     By Anthony Williams (Williams video of DAC protest v. Snyder,story above) Thanks to Mr. Williams for … Continue reading →

  Aiyana Jones; aunt Krystal Jones (r) weeps as the child’s grandmother Mertilla Jones (in hoodie) speaks at rally outside Frank Murphy Hall March 8, 2013. Other family members are (in front of Mertilla, Aiyana’s mother Dominika, and (rear) Aunt … Continue reading →

    State Governor Snyder to appoint emergency manager next week Residents fight back, call on nation for support  By Diane Bukowski  March 8, 2013   DETROIT – Detroit, the world’s largest Black-majority city outside of Africa, is battling for its … Continue reading →

     Councilwoman JoAnn Watson to lead rally as mayor and Council dally Civil rights groups call for “prayer vigil” at federal courthouse Thurs. March 7, appeal to US AG Holder despite his earlier silence EFM’s and EM’s have greatly … Continue reading →

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By Detroit City Councilmember JoAnn Watson (VOD: Councilmember Watson’s article is particularly appropriate since Gov. Rick Snyder said on the Mildred Gaddis show March 4 that he is likely looking for a revised consent agreement, thus using the threat of an EM … Continue reading →