Posts Tagged ‘Detroit’
An African American Justice System
By Ashley Woods, HuffingtonPost.com Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan told a crowd of 18,000 in Detroit on Sunday that African-Americans should set up their own courts after being failed by the U.S.’ own justice system. “Our people can’t take much more. We have to have our own courts. You failed us,” Farrakhan said during the…
Read MoreInsight on Kilpatrick’s 28-year sentence
By Ashely Woods, HuffingtonPost.com By the time 43-year-old Kwame Kilpatrick is released from prison, he’ll likely be eligible for Social Security. The former Detroit mayor was sentenced Thursday by U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds after being convicted of 24 counts of racketeering, bribery, extortion, mail fraud and other charges related to his corrupt activities while…
Read MoreDetroit Now Has a White, Republican Mayor and City Council: State Take Over Coming to a Black City Near You
In Michigan the Democratic process is being suspended in certain cities. Governor Rick Snyder with the help of the State House and Senate is able to appoint Emergency Financial Offers to run cities answering directly to the Governor and bypassing City Council and Mayor authority. With the cities in question be predominantly African American what does this mean for Civil Rights in Michigan? Will this be forgiven if it helps fix Michigan’s economic crisis?
Read MoreThis Day in Black History: Detroit Race Riot
On this day, a conflict in Detroit after the police raided a speakeasy will forever be remembered as a deadly rate riot.
Read MoreDetroit Students Suspended After Demanding ‘An Education’
Detroit students are speaking out against conditions that make it impossible for them to learn.
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