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By JACOB ADELMAN, AP Posted 12/16/2010 Silicon Valley Mercury News.com LOS ANGELES—Police arrested 22 demonstrators who blocked entry to a downtown Chase bank branch Thursday to protest what they said were unfair home foreclosures. The demonstrators, which included homeowners facing … Continue reading →

Show filmed Detroit police killing of 7-year-old child By Diane Bukowski DETROIT – “There were two people out there, a man and a lady, and they had videocameras and were filming while the police raided our home and killed my … Continue reading →

BREAKING NEWS: Two sentenced Dec. 15  for “restoring gas and /or electricity theft without the authorization of DTE” to the Young family, which lost three toddlers in 2009 fire; Judge Daniel Ryan sentenced handyman James Sand to 10 months in jail with … Continue reading →

  Mary Shoemake, Community Activist  Call’em-Out!!! Treasurer UAW Local 6000, retired social worker Michigan Welfare Rights Organization Hood Research Democratic Party 14th District Voice of Detroit DETROIT — On Dec. 10, 2014, Ms. Mary Shoemake, an ardent member of the … Continue reading →

Bryan Pfieffer, Ken Snodgrass, Kwasi Akwamu, Yusef Shakur, Raphael Johnson, unidentified supporter call for justice for GA prisoners outside Detroit’s Mound Rd. prison Dec. 14, 2010 Photo by Diane Bukowski DETROIT CONTINGENT OF CONCERNED COALITION TO RESPECT PRISONERS’ RIGHTS HOLDS … Continue reading →

  $27 million grant to United Way, partner of Excellent Schools   By Russ Bellant The GM Foundation announced on Dec. 10 that they made their largest grant ever, $27.1 million, to United Way of Southeastern Michigan (fka United Way … Continue reading →

By Greg Thrasher Recently in the media industry various outlets and magazines including CNN and other outlets compiled a list of the most dangerous cities in the world; Detroit was on the list. This is an example of how shallow … Continue reading →

  County spends millons on Hines Drive light fest while making workers homeless   HAPPY HOLIDAYS!   Union asking for injunction Dec. 14 at 2 p.m. in CAYMC, Judge John Murphy, 9th floor By Diane Bukowski DETROIT – Wayne County … Continue reading →

UNDER A CLIMATE OF FEAR: PARENT COMPLAINTS FROM THE DETROIT DISTRICT   http://detroitparentswithspecialedstudents.blogspot.com/ By Aurora Harris Dear Readers, Parents, Friends, Colleagues, Constituents, Students, Professors, and Mentees, Due to many calls about complaints from parents within the Detroit school district in general … Continue reading →

  from Diane Bukowski   Pastor Bill Wylie-Kellerman of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, a life-long activist and advocate for the poor, has penned a profound piece on Corktown resident Steve DiPonio’s beating of another Corktown resident, Charles Duncan, who happens to … Continue reading →