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VIDEO ABOVE: Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative and a MacArthur Fellow, argued the cases of Miller v. Alabama and Jackson v. Arkansas before the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of two prisoners who were … Continue reading →

  Prisoners are shown at the Ryan Correctional Facility in Detroit, Thursday, May 3, 2007. Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s administration is scaling back plans to release more than 5,000 parole-eligible prisoners to ensure only nonviolent or sick inmates get out. … Continue reading →

  The Wilmington 10, falsely convicted for the 1972 bombing of a Wilmington, N.C. grocery, served many years in prison before their release on various dates, including Rev. Ben Chavis, (bottom left), released in 1979.      By Jamil Smith, … Continue reading →

  AUTOWORKERS TO TARGET WORSENING WORKING CONDITIONS AS AUTO COMPANY PROFITS SOAR, PLAN TWO DAYS OF PROTEST AT THE NA INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW Contact: Frank Hammer AUTOWORKER CARAVAN 313-863-3219 WHO: Autoworker Caravan WHAT: Informational Picket Lines WHEN: Sunday, January 13th … Continue reading →

RALLY WITH US AGAINST RICK SNYDER & RIGHT TO WORK! When: Friday, January 18, 2013 Time: 5:00 PM Where: Cobo Hall (We will meet here at the Local hall first, located at 2604 Fourth Street, Detroit, MI 48201) Join us … Continue reading →

Group Urges Detroit to Go on Offense To Stop EFM and Protect City Assets From Tom Barrow, previous mayoral candidate (DETROIT (JANUARY 8) —-A Detroit civic organization, Citizens For Detroit’s Future (CFDF), headed by prominent Detroit accountant Tom Barrow, today … Continue reading →

  By Beau Hodai, December 30, 2012 Jump to source materials archive for this article. Records obtained from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) by DBA Press and the Center for Media and Democracy (DBA/CMD) through a Freedom of Information … Continue reading →

  Tyrone Travis  By Tyrone Travis, Detroit Resident January 1, 2013 Article 4, Section 29 of the Constitution of Michigan, states that no local or special act by lawmakers:  “…shall take effect until approved by two-thirds of the members elected … Continue reading →

by CTU Communications | 11/30/2012 http://www.ctunet.com/blog/the-black-and-white-of-education-in-chicagos-public-schools Forwarded by Detroit Public Schools teacher Steve Conn CHICAGO—The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) released today a report on the “underutilization crisis” in the Chicago Public Schools system, a crisis that has been manufactured largely … Continue reading →

  Present drastic cutbacks plan to State Treasurer, big media Refuse to confront corporations who owe city $870 M, banks other cities are suing for fraudulent lending practices   By Diane Bukowski DETROIT – Six of Detroit’s nine City Council members … Continue reading →