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- DAVID CARTER: PIANIST, TEACHER, SOCIAL WORKER; MEMORIAL & CELEBRATION OF LIFE FRI. SEPT. 25, 2026
- WAYNE CO. PROS. WORTHY, MI AG NESSEL REFUSE TO RELEASE JACKSON-BOLANOS DESPITE JURY ACQUITTAL
- VOD NEEDS HELP NOW! KEEP HARD-HITTING STORIES ON UNJUST CONVICTIONS OF LOVED ONES, CLIENTS GOING
- PRISON WALLS TO COMMUNITY IMPACT: MICH. PRISONERS RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE
- ANTON BLEVINS FIGHTS FALSE CONVICTION OF 2011 WSU FOOTBALL PLAYER MURDER, CITES DPD, WCPO COVER-UP
- MI COURT OF APPEALS GOES ROGUE ON DEGRAFFINRIED: IMPUGNS BLACK TRIAL JUDGE, CATERS TO PROSECUTOR
- STEVEN WILLIAMS FIGHTS CONVICTION OF 1995 MURDER AT BLUE NOTE LOUNGE, DUE TO WITNESS MISIDENTIFICATION
- FULL PARDON FOR WRONGFULLY CONVICTED CARL HUBBARD! SIGN MACARTHUR JUSTICE CTR. PETITION
- CELEBRATE LIFE OF ESSIE MAE HENDERSON, WARRIOR VS. MASS INCARCERATION, MEMBER CRIME LAB TASK FORCE
- IMMEDIATE HOSPITALIZATION, MEDICAL RELEASE FOR CRITICALLY ILL MICHIGAN PRISONER KRYSTAL CLARK
- 4 WOMEN DEAD IN 2 MONTHS AT WOMEN’S HURON VALLEY–SHUT IT DOWN! FREEDOM RALLY JULY 4, 2026 11AM – 3PM
- FREE KEVIN SYKES! INNOCENT OF SHOOTING COP VICKI YOST–HE WAS IN W. VA., REAL SHOOTER CONFESSED
- WHITMER, NESSEL, WORTHY TERRORIZE WOMEN AT HURON ‘VALLEY OF DEATH,’ EXONEREES, WRONGFULLY CONVICTED
- FAMILIES PROTEST DEATHS OF TWO MORE AT WOMEN’S HURON VALLEY; WHITMER, NESSEL TURN BLIND EYE
- BLACK FAMILY WINS LAWSUIT VS. NEIGHBOR WITH KKK FLAG; KYM WORTHY REFUSED CRIMINAL CHARGES
- SUPPORT THELONIOUS ‘SHAWN’ SEARCY, EXONERATED IN 2022, BACK IN COURT ON BOGUS APPEAL MAY 11, 12, 13, 14
- FREE EFREN PAREDES–AMNESTY INT.L CAMPAIGN TO URGE MICH. GOV. GRETCHEN WHITMER TO GRANT CLEMENCY
- C.O.A. UPHOLDS DISMISSAL OF CHARGES v. EWING & SEARCY; CROWD OF SUPPORTERS PACKED HEARING
- SUPPORT DARRELL EWING, DERRICO SEARCY, AT COA HEARING MARCH 10 RE: 2024 DISMISSAL OF CHARGES
- 50 YEARS OF MASS INCARCERATION NOW COST U.S., STATES, PRISONERS & FAMILIES $445 BILLION/YR.
- DEATH OF IMAM JAMIL AL-AMIN/H.RAP BROWN REIGNITES DEMANDS FOR JUSTICE, RECOGNITION OF HIS HEROIC LIFE
- SENTINEL REPORT: KYM WORTHY, CIU’s, DPD, SADO LEAVE MASSES OF WRONGLY CONVICTED TO ROT AND DIE IN MDOC
- FREE WRONGLY CONVICTED LIFER DAVID MCKINNEY, CHARGE INKSTER COPS ANTHONY DELGRECO, OTHERS
- LET OUR BROTHERS GO! RICKY RIMMER, GREGORY ALLEN, DESHON STOKES! SAT. OCT. 11 @12 NOON MLK JR. HIGH
- WRONGLY CONVICTED, MICHEAL ‘MIKE D’ DEGRAFFINRIED FREED AFTER 26 YRS; NEW TRIAL HEARINGS OCT. 9, NOV. 11
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CORRIGAN DEMANDS COUNCIL CEDE CONTROL OF CITY DHS
State illegally withholds $8 million meanwhile, causing thousands to go without services; no documentation for charges of mismanagement State wants Wayne Metro CAA to take over; WMCAA board meeting Thursday, March 15 at 2 p.m. at 2121 Biddle, #102 Wyandotte, … Continue reading
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DISPATCH FROM WASHINGTON, D.C.: UNOCCUPIED VOTERS
By Greg Thrasher, VOD Washington Bureau March 5, 2012 One of the political realities of America today even during the Presidency of our nation’s first non-white President is the emergence of special interest political movements which have altered the legislative … Continue reading
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COMPLETE JUSTICE FOR RAMARLEY GRAHAM?
Ramarley Graham, 18, shot to deathy by NYPD in his own home as family watched © By Alton H. Maddox, Jr. February 19, 2012 NEW YORK CITY — Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson owes his job, as chief prosecutor, to … Continue reading
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JUVENILE LIFER ANTHONY JONES WINS NEW SENTENCE; BATTLE FOR JUSTICE FOR ALL JUVENILE AND PAROLABLE LIFERS STILL NEEDED
VIDEO ABOVE: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on May 17, 2010, that juveniles may not be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for a non-homicide. Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative and a … Continue reading
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TIME FOR VOTING RIGHTS FOR MICHIGAN PRISONERS
By Michael Harris Published Feb. 29, 2012 (VOD editor: This article is very timely considering the ongoing debate among presidential candidates over ex-offenders’ right to vote. In Michigan and some other states, ex-felons DO have the right to vote, but … Continue reading
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TRIBUTE TO WHITNEY HOUSTON
To view entire 12-page program for seven days from date of this post, click on the link below: https://sendnow.acrobat.com/?i=-Nr32mmHRSYJ-pW5dGS2Rg To view second version, click on WHouston_0001_NEW (this version was size reduced because this site does not support size of original pdf. It will … Continue reading
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WAYNE CO. REQUESTS APPEAL ON DISMISSED MARYANNE GOLDBOLDO CASE ALMOST 30 DAYS LATE
Detroit mother Maryanne Godboldo receiving a Human Rights Award from actors Danny Masterson and Ethan Suplee at the CCHR International annual human rights awards banquet in Los Angeles on Feb. 13, 2012. Former Human Rights awardees include members of Congress, state … Continue reading
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DTE REFUSES TO MEET WITH PASTORS; RALLY DEMANDS HELP FOR 1500 PEOPLE IN SHUT-OFF STATUS
Angry DTE customers march outside HQ Feb. 17, 2012 By Diane Bukowski February 20, 2012 DETROIT — Bishop William Starghill told VOD Feb. 17 that he and other pastors from western Wayne County had scheduled a meeting with … Continue reading
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NO U.S. WAR ON IRAN! DEMO FRI. FEB. 24 10:30 AM; FORD FIELD
Mitt Romney will be appearing at a Detroit Economic Club event at Ford Field on Friday, February 24. The event begins at 11:30 a.m. A large crowd, as well as local and national media, is expected. We will be … Continue reading
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