MLK Day: Where does that dream stand? Are we closer to making it a reality?
Read full article: MLK Day: Where does that dream stand? Are we closer to making it a reality?The annual freedom walk in Westland this morning, likely no real difference from the many events to commemorate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Detroit city officials respond to growing requests to evacuate neighborhood after ground shift damages area
Read full article: Detroit city officials respond to growing requests to evacuate neighborhood after ground shift damages area"At no time have they gave us any indication that the residents were in danger."
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Residents, community leaders call for evacuations in Detroit neighborhood after ground shift significantly damages area
Read full article: Residents, community leaders call for evacuations in Detroit neighborhood after ground shift significantly damages areaState officials said there’s no threat to the public, but residents disagree.
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ACLU report accuses Michigan Border Patrol agents of racial profiling
Read full article: ACLU report accuses Michigan Border Patrol agents of racial profilingIn its new report, the Michigan ACLU accuses the Michigan Branch of Customs and Border Protection of “blatant racial profiling” and making people of Latino or Hispanic descent a “primary suspect.”
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Viral video shows Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib dancing without mask at wedding in Metro Detroit
Read full article: Viral video shows Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib dancing without mask at wedding in Metro DetroitRep. Rashida Tlaib, who is fully vaccinated, was seen dancing without a mask at a packed wedding at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center in Dearborn.
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Wayne County Commission passes resolution supporting police, police reform
Read full article: Wayne County Commission passes resolution supporting police, police reform“You’re not saying that you do not support police officers when you call for police reforms. We all agree that there needs to be more training. I absolutely do believe that we need police reform, but for people to take it out of context and talk about how that also means to basically eliminate police departments, that’s lunacy,” said Commissioner Jonathan C. Kinloch.
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Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s tweet about police draws pushback from law enforcement
Read full article: Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s tweet about police draws pushback from law enforcementThere are second-degree Manslaughter charges against Kim Potter, the former Minnesota Police Officer who said she mistook her gun for a Taser when she fatally shot a Black man after a traffic stop.
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Should hazardous materials be allowed to be transported on the Ambassador Bridge?
Read full article: Should hazardous materials be allowed to be transported on the Ambassador Bridge?DETROIT The owners of the 91-year-old suspension bridge across the Detroit River asked the Michigan Department of Transportation to allow trucks carrying flammable, chemical or corrosive materials to cross the bridge. An estimated 10,000 trucks cross the Ambassador Bridge every day and bridge owners are pushing for a change to allow trucks carrying Class 3 Flammable liquids and HAZMAT Class 8 Corrosive substances to be transported over the 4-lane bridge. We dont need to be adding potential hazardous material slips onto the bridge or into the river, Chang said. His ferry is allowed to transport trucks carrying hazardous materials and admits this change would affect his business. Meantime, the Wayne County Commission unanimously voted to urge Michigan officials to block the bridge from allowing the HAZMAT to be transported.
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