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JOIN DETROIT RECEIVING HOSPITAL FOR COMMUNITY FUN FEST AT BELLE ISLE
Volunteers at the Community Fun Fest help out with visitors
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By Bishop Andre Woods
Galilee Missionary Baptist Church and Interdenominational Assembly of Churches
Community Fun Fest presented by DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital, will bring food, fun, health screenings, entertainment and more to the Belle Isle Casino on Sunday, August 16, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Receiving has partnered with Kingdom Alliance Covenant Fellowship, Interdenominational Assembly of Churches, Interfaith & Hope Coalition and Craig Memorial Tabernacle to present this free event, sponsored by Fifth Third Bank. Community Fun Fest is open to everyone...
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WHAT SHOULD DETROIT DO NEXT?
By Randi Payton
Over the years the African-American community has witnessed legions of corporate image and public relations campaigns by auto companies. But was it all just lip service? After all, despite those campaigns, they consistently miss the mark when it comes to acknowledging the true power of our purchasing dollars...
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MILDRED MADISON AND POLITICAL CHANGE IN DETROIT
Mildred Madison (left), head of the League of Women Voters of Detroit (LWVD), with Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey after submitting petition signatures at the Detroit Department of Elections in support of electing Detroit City Council members by districts. Madison has been a steady but calm political force behind the movement for change in Detroit’s local government.
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By Vince Keenan
One week ago Mildred Madison of the Detroit League of Women Voters walked into the Detroit City Clerk’s Office on the second floor of the Coleman A. Young Municipal Building and presented two bank boxes of petitions to City Clerk Janice Winfrey. On those petitions were over 38,000 signatures of Detroit voters calling for the question of electing City Council by districts — seven members from neighborhood districts and two at-large — to be placed on the ballot in November. It was a moment
that was overshadowed by the outcome of the election the day before...
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FIFTH THIRD INCREASES AMERICAN HEART ASSOCATION FUNDRAISING
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Fifth Third Bank Eastern Michigan participated in the American Heart Association’s 2009 Start! Heart Walk. With the commitment and dedication of Diane Jackson, team captain, and with ten individual team captains recruiting their coworkers, family and friends to become walkers in an effort to raise donated funds, Fifth Third Bank raised a total of $13,551 in six weeks. After contributing a $5000 sponsorship, the bank’s grand total donation in 2009 is $18,551. This far exceeded last year’s fundraising tally of $12,341, conducted in better economic conditions and over a ten-week span.
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FUTURISTIC BANKING
By Mark Gates
A new trend in checking accounts is starting to take shape in what we are calling “package checking accounts” here at Fifth Third Bank. Based on extensive studies, we have packaged together products and services that will fit most customers’ needs for a total banking relationship in several product offerings. One of the more popular so far has been our Secure Checking package account.
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A LAWYER'S LAWYER, MYZELL SOWELL MENTORED TOP DETROIT LEGAL MINDS
Myzell Sowell was a pioneering lawyer from Detroit. Photo- Chronicle archives.
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By Danton Wilson
Detroit attorney Myzell Sowell, a nationally renowned attorney credited with helping to launch the careers of a generation of powerful lawyers and judges in Michigan. He was 84...
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THE CRITICAL STATE OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN OWNED NEWSPAPERS
Many Black-owned newspaper are in jeopardy due to the economic crisis
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by T. Brooks
Over the past week, the news media has focused on the controversial arrest of the legendary Henry Louis Gates with pundits arguing that the case represents a microcosm of racial relations generally and a referendum on racial profiling specifically.
But just blocks from the Gates residence, there is a less murky but equally consequential crisis: the collapse of an African American-owned newspaper, the Bay State Banner. ..
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THE UNDERDOGS MAKE FINAL PITCH
By Erinn Williams
Continuing last week’s series focusing on underdogs in the Detroit City Council race, we spotlight more lesser known candidates who hope to garner enough votes to be among the 18 who will be on the November ballot, for City Council or the Charter Revision Commission...
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'HYBRID DISTRICTS' AND DETROIT'S FUTURE
By Vince Keenan
Often the conversation about districts centers on how powerful the council members will be in relation to the mayor, and not how powerful the constituents will be in relation to council...
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'HARRY POTTER': IS THE SPARK GONE?
By Erinn Williams
Recently, “Harry Potter” fans packed theaters in high anticipation of the film interpretation of the sixth book, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.” There was great enthusiasm, especially with the debut of the film being pushed back eight months...
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Blogs by this Author
Published 06/18/2009
From a Father’s perspectiveBy DarnellI was recently watching TV with my son and a report came on about Chris Brown. In it, Chris Brown was on the streets of Hollywood walking (post Rihanna beat ...
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