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We’re Having the Wrong Conversation About Colin Kaepernick
By Denzel McCampbell After news hit that Colin Kaepernick sat during the anthem before a preseason game, many people, including those in media, immediately focused on whether Kaepernick disrespected active military members and veterans. Many veterans stood up for Kaepernick and created the hashtag, #VeteransForKaepernick, which quickly became a trending topic online. That was […]
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New Dealers, “Detroit Fatigue” and a Fake Presidential Quote
By Kim Hunter This is the tale of one of the biggest, most powerful, most unlikely voting blocs the country has ever seen, the end of that coalition noted by a falsified but nonetheless true quote from a man thrust into the presidency and the effect of all of that on Michigan’s biggest city. The […]
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Demanding a Say in Neighborhoods and Tax Dollars
By Denzel McCampbell On Wednesday, a group of Detroiters with the Equitable Detroit Coalition turned in more than 5,000 signatures to get a Community Benefits Ordinance (CBO) on the city’s ballot in November. The CBO would serve as a tool for residents to have a say in the development that happens in their neighborhood with […]
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When There’s No Place to Feel Safe
By Denzel McCampbell Growing up, LGBTQ pride celebrations were always the beacon of light for me. The festivals were places I knew I would see, hear from, and simply exist with people who were marginalized because of their sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression. As a teen, I was not so much paying attention to […]
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The Mackinac Conference and Detroit’s “DNA”
By Kim Hunter Detroiters, especially those of who have been here a few years and who are fortunate enough to occasionally eat out in the Cass Corridor area or downtown, have noticed an amazing transformation. It seems like there is new restaurant opening every week if not everyday. There are also new lofts and apartments […]
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At What Cost?
By Denzel McCampbell Mentioning football and Detroit in the same sentence usually means you’re talking about the Detroit Lions. However, Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores and the owner of Quicken Loans and the Cleveland Cavaliers, Dan Gilbert would like to change that. In April, they announced plans to bring a Major League Soccer (MLS) […]
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Black Voters Need Justice, Not Training Wheels
By Kim Hunter At this writing, we are a few days from yet another dog and pony show involving an unelected “official” that has supplanted the elected leaders of Detroit. It’s all connected to what I call the “bankrupture.” Retired Judge Steven Rhodes, who oversaw Detroit’s bankruptcy proceedings, has been tapped by Governor Rick Snyder […]
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I Can’t Believe I Still Have to Write an Equal Pay Day Blog
By Marissa Luna It’s that time of year again – Equal Pay Day. This day marks how far into 2016 a white woman must work to earn what a white man did in 2015. African American women must work until July and Latina women must work until October (that’s almost a whole year!) to earn what white non-Hispanic men […]
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SCOTUS is About to Decide Which Families Get to Stay Families – And Which Don’t
In the last few years, the Obama Administration has deported a record number of people. Another way to read that is, a record number of mothers and fathers have been torn from their spouses and children, a record number of siblings and other loved ones don’t know when or if they will ever see each […]
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But Wait, There’s More! Environmental Racism Redux, Tales from the Sacrifice Zone
By Kim Hunter I all but lost it at a recent public hearing on February 25, one of many, I have had to attend to defend the right of people in my community in Southwest Detroit to breathe, or, should I say, to breathe without inadvertently harming ourselves. My community contains one of the most […]
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