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Community comes together to help Detroit business owner after burglary, vandalism

‘Bring Grand back to Grand River’

Detroit voters on Tuesday shot down byWhen community members heard about the burglary of Amor Natural Way Hair Salon, they stepped into help the salon owner.

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High court order allows Detroit charter plan to appear on Aug. 3 ballot

The Michigan Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a proposed revision to Detroit’s city charter to appear on the Aug. 3 ballot, overturning the decisions of lower courts on the matter. 

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High court order allows Detroit charter plan to appear on Aug. 3 ballot

The Michigan Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a proposed revision to Detroit’s city charter to appear on the Aug. 3 ballot, overturning the decisions of lower courts on the matter. 

The decision, which remanded the case back to Wayne County Circuit Court, comes as lawyers argued whether Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s silence on the amendment meant it could not proceed to the ballot. Usually, a charter amendment proceeds to the ballot after earning approval from the governor and is rejected for the ballot if the governor vetoes it.

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Detroit’s Proposal P: What proponents and opponents are saying ahead of the election

In less than a week, Detroit voters will decide on Proposal P, a revised city charter.

A research organization calls the revisions “an unprecedented break with former charters in its scope and breadth of changes.”

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The Disturbing Story Behind Tucker Carlson’s Favorite Black Cop

He’s used Fox News to build buzz for months now. But James Craig has a lot of angry people to answer to in his state’s largest city.

It was July 2020, and Nakia Wallace was on the streets of Detroit when, she says, police threw a young man to the ground and placed a knee on his neck. Along with dozens of others, Wallace was protesting the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The action was just one of more than 100 she said she went on to organize in the city, and now it seemed like cops might be recreating the nightmarish arrest that sparked a nationwide uprising.

According to Wallace, she yelled at the cops attacking the man, and soon found herself swarmed by police herself—before being thrown to the ground and placed in a chokehold.

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On on One with Horace Sheffield on Proposal P

Bishop Horace Sheffield breaks down his opposition to Proposal P. Check out Detroit Wants 2 Know Fridays at 5:00 AM on WKBD CW 50.

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Spotlight on the News: The case against Proposal P; and the future of mental health in Michigan

On Sunday, July 18, Spotlight on the News will look at the case against controversial Proposal P, the latest proposed revision of the Detroit Charter appearing on the August 3rd Primary Election ballot. Guests will include Sheila Cockrel, a former 4-term member of the Detroit City Council and Rev. Horace Sheffield III, Pastor of Detroit’s New Destiny Christian Fellowship.

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Leaders with ties to Detroit aim to help rebuild Black Wall Street in Tulsa

One hundred years ago an angry white mob burned the nation’s wealthiest black business district to the ground in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 

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Lawsuits over charter proposal seek to halt Detroit from printing August ballot

Two lawsuits have been filed against the Detroit city clerk claiming she improperly certified a question that seeks to ask voters in August to approve changes to the city charter.

The separate suits were filed Monday in Wayne County’s Circuit Court on behalf of four plaintiffs, including three Detroit residents and pastor Rev. Horace Sheffield III. 

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Opinion | Metro Detroit seniors need more home health care

A recent guest commentary in Bridge that attacked bills to hasten PACE expansion in Michigan manifested the authors’ lack of familiarity with both the legislation and shortcomings of the current provider in metro Detroit.

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