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Great Stakes: Michigan’s black representation problem could become Biden’s in November

DETROIT, Michigan — Michigan‘s largest city is not represented by a black member of Congress for the first time in more than half a century, but the Democratic primary for Detroit‘s 13th Congressional District underscores a broader problem for the party and President Joe Biden.

Four years after black voters helped Biden win the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, prominent members of the community have expressed concerns that the powerful voting bloc is once again being taken for granted, particularly as the president tries to appeal to working-class voters in battleground states such as Michigan. However, Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency Director Adam Hollier, a young black and Native American man and former state senator, is hoping his campaign can simultaneously address those concerns and provide support for Biden…

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A Quarter of Smokers Quit Under Menthol Bans, Study Finds

As public health groups pressure the Biden administration to impose a ban on menthol cigarettes, research suggests similar moves in other countries have led to lower smoking rates…

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Dr Michael Eric Dyson on Katt Williams, Mike Epps’ Detroit Entertainment Complex & Much More…

Dr. Michael Eric Dyson talking about Katt Williams and Mike Epps’ new Motor City business venture

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Detroit political commentators preview 2024 election events

Political commentators Horace Sheffield and Brandon Brice preview 2024 election events

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Wayne State University acquires Horace Sheffield Jr. Collection

The Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, is pleased to announce the acquisition of an archival collection documenting the life and work of Horace Sheffield Jr.

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Let It Rip: GOP AG candidate DePerno; Roe vs Wade SCOTUS leak

Republican challenger for Michigan attorney general Matthew DePerno joins us to talk about his candidacy. He then joined our panel in the second segment to discuss the SCOTUS opinion leak on Roe and other election topics.

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Mary Sheffield, Detroit’s youngest city council president ever, opens up on new position

In Detroit, the month of March is happily welcomed for the warmer days still ahead. But across the world, March also is reserved for Women’s History Month- and Tuesday is International Women’s Day.

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Michigan Democrats, attorneys hail Jackson nomination as historic

Washington — Michigan attorneys, elected officials and other residents warmly welcomed President Joe Biden’s selection of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the U.S. Supreme Court, calling her pick as the first Black woman nominee historic and long overdue.

On Friday Biden revealed Jackson, who grew up in Miami, as his choice to succeed retiring Associate Justice Stephen Breyer, calling her“one of our nation’s brightest legal minds.”

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Critics of redrawn voting districts raise concerns over lack of Black representation

DETROIT (FOX 2) – The reaction has been mixed with the newly drawn voting maps in Michigan – which will literally change the political landscape.

The past few months we heard the cries from Black elected officials, voting groups, and voters about being overlooked by Michigan’s Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission.

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Detroit Association of Black Organization offering free COVID-19 rapid testing to Metro Detroiters

DETROIT, MI (WXYZ) — The Detroit Association of Black Organizations is offering free rapid COVID-19 testing to any Metro Detroiter looking for a test.

The organization will hold its pop-up test site at The Sheffield Center at 12048 Grand River Detroit, MI 48204.

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