Author Archives: Diane Bukowski

Quicken Loans owner Dan Gilbert heads city’s “Blight Removal Task Force,” but his own company has been responsible for creating much of the blight through fraudulent lending and foreclosures. Gilbert, owner of the Greektown Casino and also involved with former Detroit mayor … Continue reading →

(VOD: thanks to Roberto Guzman for alerting us to this live, unedited version of Worthy’s press conference, which includes questions from reporters Diane Bukowski and Cornell Squires, as well as others on the case of Davontae Sanford. Move your cursor … Continue reading →

BLACK SUSPECT DIES AFTER BALTIMORE COPS BREAK HIS SPINE IN ‘BRUTAL’ BEATING Jin Zhao 19 Apr 2015 at 13:57 ET                    Freddie Gray had to undergo a double surgery on three broken vertebrae and an injured voice box on Tuesday, after … Continue reading →

Cornell Squires (r) and supporters of his son and young cousins who had been framed up by “Robocop” William Melendez march on Detroit’s old 4th Precinct in 2000. This was 3 years before the feds charged Melendez and 17 other cops … Continue reading →

Innocence Clinics move for new trial for Sanford, 14 at arrest for four murders on Runyon Street “Professional hit man Vincent Smothers committed the crime for which Davontae Sanford is doing the time.” Atty. Megan Crane “We want justice not … Continue reading →

Hundreds march in Inkster April 2 to demand justice for Floyd Dent, and an end to “garbage police” like William Melendez, who left the Inkster police today, but remains as a cop in Highland Park.  Melendez has worked part-time for HP police … Continue reading →

Police dog mauls Phillip White, Black N.J. man, to death after cops beat him March 31 “Anonymous” forces Vineland police to release names April 11, 2015 Police in Vineland, New Jersey confirmed the identities of two officers involved in the March 31 death … Continue reading →

By Elena Herrada     April 9, 2015 http://www.workers.org/articles/2015/04/09/a-school-board-member-in-exile-on-the-decline-of-detroits-public-schools/ (Photos, except for that of Elena Herrada, added by VOD.) I am a member of the Detroit School Board in Exile. We call ourselves “exiles” because we do not accept emergency management. I … Continue reading →

“Justice is having the person that did this to me locked up”–Dent  Inkster city manager orders Melendez’ suspension pending termination after multiple protests  Dent due in court Wed. April 15, 9 am, before Judge David Groner in the Frank Murphy Hall, … Continue reading →

NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION FOR MUMIA Detroit–Friday, Apr. 10, 4 – 5 PM Spirit of Detroit Statue/Woodward at Jefferson Sign the petition & share widely: http://www.change.org/p/john-e-wetzel-pa-secretary-of-corrections-tom-wolf-pa-governor-stop-the-medical-execution-of-mumia-abu-jamal-by-neglect-and-malpractice-3 Stand up for Mumia Abu-Jamal’s life with us for an informational demonstration on Friday … Continue reading →