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PART TWO: ROBERT BOBB’S BACKGROUND Before coming to Detroit in March, 2009, Robert Bobb had just vacated the seat of President of the Washington, D.C. school board that he been elected to in 2006. Back then the shoe was on … Continue reading →

A CASE STUDY; PART ONE By Russ Bellant  (Ed. note: Mr. Bellant submitted this report — all four sections published here — to the Michigan Senate Education Committee during its hearing on Senate Bills     Feb. 23, 2011. The House has since passed their … Continue reading →

  (and my request to abandon ship)   March 8, 2011 By Fige Bornu aka Roland Lawrence How long have we heard that the Black people in America spend hundreds of billions of dollars each and every year on goods, … Continue reading →

  SPEECH BY MICHAEL MOORE Speech delivered at Wisconsin Capitol in Madison, March 5, 2011 Click on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgNuSEZ8CDw to hear Oscar-winning filmmaker Michael Moore. Contrary to what those in power would like you to believe so that you’ll give up your … Continue reading →

Dear parents, educators and advocates, We can no longer afford to keep “kicking the can” in the  face of our school districts by just “cutting our way to a balanced budget. Our school communities deserve better than what Governor Snyder’s … Continue reading →

     Authorities will not release name or set time for further review By Diane Bukowski DETROIT, March 5 – According to the office of Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy, Michigan State Police have announced that their investigation into the … Continue reading →

  (Ed. note: In November, 2010, the Michigan ACLU filed a lawsuit, Hill et. al. v. Granholm, on behalf of nine of Michigan’s more than 350 “juvenile lifers,” who were sentenced to life without parole before their 18th birthdays.   “The lawsuit … Continue reading →

    By Diane Bukowski DETROIT – “On May 3, 2010, at 3:38 a.m., Mrs. Danielle Jameson and Paul Jameson made a 91l call,” Wayne County Prosecutor Tom Trzcinski said as he set the scene in his opening statement Mar. … Continue reading →

     Mohamed Okdie said: “It will be business as usual, and it will be horrible.”   Ron Scott, others lauded Godbee   By Diane Bukowski  (Ed. note: this story as written last year was rejected for publication while the author was still employed by … Continue reading →

(Breaking news: The Michigan State police announced after the publication of this article and an earlier one by Justice for Aiyana Jones Committee chair Roland Lawrence, that they have completed their investigation and turned a warrant request for an unidentified … Continue reading →