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State AG Schuette, Wayne Co. Prosecutor Worthy try to block Cortez Davis re-sentencing By Diane Bukowski  August 16, 2012  DETROIT – Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy and State Attorney General Bill Schuette are attempting to block one of the state’s … Continue reading →

By Greg Murray August 17, 2012 (This is the first of a series of columns on the Assessor’s Office.)  The City of Detroit is at it again. One step forward, two steps back. Everyone knows the City of Detroit needs … Continue reading →

Posted: 06/25/2012 7:30 pm Updated: 06/26/2012 2:08 am Detroit City Council President Charles Pugh has made headlines of late after releasing a workout video chronicling his battle to lose weight and develop six-pack abs – all while the city is … Continue reading →

  From Black Autonomy Network of Community Organizations (BANCO), Benton Harbor, Michigan August 15, 2012 Rev. Edward Pinkney, president of the Benton Harbor Twin Cities NAACP, will burn his NAACP membership card along with eight different NAACP branches from around … Continue reading →

The Wright Museum of African American History contracted the UIN network to broadcast the African World Festival. This will be done as a Pay Per View to raise funds for the Museum. UIN will stream 3 days of great programming … Continue reading →

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange (l) and Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa.   By NBC News and wire reports  August 16, 2012 Updated at 8:52 a.m. ET LONDON — Ecuador granted asylum to Julian Assange on Thursday, expressing fury at a threat … Continue reading →

  Theresa Carter, mother of Chavis Carter, is interviewed by a news station following the candlelight vigil held in her son’s honor on August 6, at the First Baptist Church on Kitchen Street in Jonesboro, Ark. Chavis Chacobie Carter, 21, … Continue reading →

Media, You Tube censored video above Man was stopped for smoking marijuana, police say NYPD officers shot and killed a knife-wielding man near 37th and 7th in front of a large crowd of shocked bystanders. The victim was taken to … Continue reading →

  Detroit water department workers and their supporters march outside Coleman A. Young Center Aug. 2: SAVE WATER DEPT! SAVE DETROIT! STRIKE!     By Diane Bukowski August 13, 2012  DETROIT — Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and Detroit Mayor Dave Bing, … Continue reading →

LOCAL 207 PRESS RELEASE ON EMA THREAT TO CUT 80% OF JOBS