Author Archives: Diane Bukowski

  County spends millons on Hines Drive light fest while making workers homeless   HAPPY HOLIDAYS!   Union asking for injunction Dec. 14 at 2 p.m. in CAYMC, Judge John Murphy, 9th floor By Diane Bukowski DETROIT – Wayne County … Continue reading →

UNDER A CLIMATE OF FEAR: PARENT COMPLAINTS FROM THE DETROIT DISTRICT   http://detroitparentswithspecialedstudents.blogspot.com/ By Aurora Harris Dear Readers, Parents, Friends, Colleagues, Constituents, Students, Professors, and Mentees, Due to many calls about complaints from parents within the Detroit school district in general … Continue reading →

  from Diane Bukowski   Pastor Bill Wylie-Kellerman of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, a life-long activist and advocate for the poor, has penned a profound piece on Corktown resident Steve DiPonio’s beating of another Corktown resident, Charles Duncan, who happens to … Continue reading →

By David Sirota Newspaper columnist, radio host (AM760), bestselling author Posted: December 7, 2010 12:40 PM   The Huffington Post Four pieces of news today about the tax debate leads me to the modest conclusion that America — or at least … Continue reading →

    Husband of Michigan Citizen publisher advocated for Systematic Recycling, according to former state rep By Diane Bukowski DETROIT – Carlyle/Synagro may have been chased from within Detroit’s borders, at least for the time being, but the dog left … Continue reading →

   The International Council for Urban Peace, Justice and Empowerment             As salaam Alaikum to the Muslim Ummah and As salaam Alaikum to all of those who bear witness to the one creator of the universe. I seek refuge in … Continue reading →

    Attorney Joyce Schon at left leads chant of “Bobb must go” at DPS board meeting Oct. 14, 2010 BAMN (By Any Means Necessary) and Detroit School Board Score Major Legal Victory Against Market-Based Corporate Education Models   Board … Continue reading →

By Greg Thrasher (ed.note: Greg Thrasher has just come on board with the Voice of Detroit as a contributing editor. Please go to the About VOD page to see his bio and credentials.) Over the years much has been written … Continue reading →

    Black Farmers Bill Passed But Tough Road Still Ahead by Zenitha Prince Washington Bureau Chief Afro-American Newspapers African Americans are still waiting the “40 acres and a mule” promised them by the U.S. government almost two centuries ago. … Continue reading →

by Joseph Debro Dec. 2, 2010 The Bayview Library, at Third and Revere, the center of San Francisco’s Black heartland, has long served as a second home for the children and all the people of Bayview Hunters Point. Now the … Continue reading →