DETROIT
(Tell Us
Det) -
Politics,
Jobs,
Justice
and
Peace
all
rallied
for
support
Saturday
as two
major
events
convened
in
downtown
Detroit.
The
Reverend
Jesse
Jackson
led
several
thousand
marchers
from the
Veterans
Building
down
Washington
Boulevard
to Grand
Circus
Park for
a rally
to
Rebuild
America.
At the
same
time
Democrats
from
around
the
state of
Michigan
were
descending
on Cobo
Hall for
their
party’s
weekend
nominating
convention.
Hundreds
of
delegates
filled
the
corridors
and
rooms to
hear
from
candidates
running
for
Supreme
Court
Justice,
Attorney
General,
Secretary
of
State,
Michigan
State
Board of
Education
and all
University
Education
Boards.
PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT
VS
PROFESSIONAL
SURVIVORSHIP! An
afternoon
at the
barbershop,
where
everything
under
the sun
is
discussed,
led to a
deep
conversation
on “the
meaning
and
purpose
of
life.”
The kind
of,
“What
are we
doing
here?”
talk.
“What
are we
doing
with the
lives
we’ve
been
given?”
Since
childhood,
high
school,
and even
college?
The
discussion
was like
having a
family/class/old
neighborhood
friend
reunion.
Many
have had
a number
of
relationships,
others
still in
the one
that
they
were in
5, 10,
15 years
ago.
Some
have
gone on
to
create
families,
been
employed
at
several
jobs
while
others
have not
shown
much
progress
in their
lives at
all, for
one
reason
or
another.
Some
even
looked
very
much the
same as
they did
back
then!
DETROIT,
MI - The
Westin
Book
Cadillac
Detroit
has been
awarded
AAA's
prestigious
Four-Diamond
rating
for
hospitality
industry
excellence.
The
453-room
luxury
hotel
opened
in 2008
following
a $200
million
redevelopment
of the
historic
hotel
that
originally
opened
in 1924.
The Book
joins 14
other
AAA
Four-Diamond
hotels
in
Michigan
including
its
sister
properties
in
Southfield
and at
Detroit’s
Metro
Airport.
DETROIT,
MI (Tell
Us Det)
- Herbie
Hancock
has been
a
musical
chameleon
over his
nearly
five
decades
in the
music
business.
Many of
those
shades
-- and a
few more
-- were
on
display
Wednesday
night
when he
brought
his
"Imagine
Project"
to Chene
Park.
He was
smart
enough
to let
the
music do
much of
the
talking,
though
at one
point he
did
preach a
gospel
of world
peace
through
globalization,
the
concept
of the
album he
released
two
months
ago.
After
all, his
music is
what the
half-full
audience
came to
hear.On
the
opening
number,
"Actual
Proof,"
drummer
and
Brownsville
native
Vinnie
Colaiuta
and
bassist
Pino
Palladino
laid
down a
groove
that
just
wouldn't
quit.
FBI to
investigate
police
shooting
of 7
year old
Aiyana
Jones DETROIT
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The FBI
is
stepping
in to
investigate
the May
shooting
death of
a 7
year-old
by
Detroit
Police
at the
request
of U.S.
Rep.
John
Conyers.
In a
statement
released
Wednesday
Conyers
said
“The
shooting
of
Aiyana
Jones
has
shaken
the
entire
city
community,
and it
demands
a
thorough
and
independent
investigation.”
.
DPS
launches
“I’m In”
2.0
recruitment
and
retention
initiative
campaign
Campaign
builds
on last
year’s
success
and
includes
a
parade,
celebrity
support,
high-touch
outreach,
mobile
enrollment
vehicle
and more DETROIT
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The
iconic
Blue
Doors
will be
appearing
again
this
year for
the “I’m
In”
campaign
to get
all
Detroit
Public
School
students
back in
the
classroom.
The
2010-2011
enrollment
campaign
was
rolled
out
Monday
morning
on the
grounds
of
Bunche
public
school
on the
city’s
eastside.
Emergency
Financial
Manager
Robert
Bobb
unveiled
a newly
refurbished
mobile
enrollment
vehicle
that
will
criss-cross
the city
neighborhoods
and
adjunct
suburbs
to
promote
new
initiatives
that
parents
and
students
will see
in DPS
this
fall.
CMA High
students
and
community
vols
wrap-up
new
school
makeover
Communication
and
Media
Arts
High
School’s
reality
TV
makeover
to
include
district’s
first
counseling
suite DETROIT
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USA) -
The
building
makeover
of
Detroit’s
Communication
and
Media
Arts
High
School
was
revealed
Friday
morning
at a
ribbon
cutting
ceremony,
filmed
as part
of the
new NBC
reality
show
“School
Pride",
that
will air
this
fall.
Movie
cameras
were
rolling
as CMS
students
piled
out of
school
buses
which
stopped
just
short of
the
Hollywood
type set
and ran
toward a
huge
two
story
curtain,
awaiting
the 'Big
Reveal'.
Obama back
in
Detroit
with
visits
to
Chrysler
and GM
auto
plants THE
MOTOR
CITY
(Tell Us
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–
President
Barack
Obama
was met
with
roaring
shouts
and
applause
as he
entered
the body
shop of
the
Chrysler
Jefferson
North
Assembly
Plant
filled
with
over
1,000
workers,
excited
and
proud to
welcome
the
President
to the
home of
new 2011
Jeep
Grand
Cherokee.
The
Chrysler
Jefferson
North
Assembly
plant
was the
initial
stop
Friday
by
President
Obama,
on a
tour of
the auto
companies,
including
General
Motors,
which
received
government
bailouts
to stay
in
business.
Third
time no
charm:
Detroit
City
Council
stalls
on
Mayoral
Control
of DPS
issue DETROIT
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Det) -
The
Detroit
City
Council
drew an
overflow
crowd
with
outspoken
opinions
on who
should
control
the
city’s
school
district,
during a
public
hearing
Tuesday.
However,
in the
third
time in
as many
weeks,
Council
tabled
further
deliberation
on the
issue.
By a 5
to4 vote
the
council
decided
not to
have the
question
of
Mayoral
control
on the
agenda.
Instead,
they
turned
the
matter
over to
an
internal
committee
to
determine
whether
control
of DPS
will be
up for a
vote in
November.
The
committee
will
meet
today
(Wednesday)
and is
expected
to
submit a
motion
to
Council
in the
next few
days.
However,
time is
running out on
choosing
among
the
options
of an
elected
school
board,
mayoral
control
or a
hybrid
of the
two.
Council
faces an
August
24th
deadline
for
placing
an
advisory
question
on the
November
ballot.
In the
meantime,
the
debate
has
turned
heated
and
controversial.
Taylor,
MI
police
officer
shot and
killed TAYLOR,
MI - A
man once
named
officer
of the
year by
the
Police
Officers
Association
of
Michigan
was
fatally
shot
Friday
while
responding
to a
burglary
call,
officials
said.
Cpl.
Matthew
Edwards,
31, is
the
first
officer
killed
in the
line of
duty in
the
history
of the
Taylor
police
department
in
suburban
Detroit.
"Officer
Edwards
made the
ultimate
sacrifice
—
something
we
sometimes
take for
granted
as we
put on
our
uniforms
every
day,"
Taylor
police
Cmdr.
Dan
Crowell
said.
"As law
enforcement
officers,
we all
expect
to go
home at
night to
our
families."
Detroit
mayor
says
ousted
chief
`blindsided'
him DETROIT
-
Detroit's
mayor
said
Thursday
that he
fired
the
city's
police
chief
after he
was
"blindsided"
by his
role in
two
reality
television
shows
and his
romantic
relationship
with a
fellow
police
officer.
Mayor
Dave
Bing's
comments
came a
day
after he
fired
Chief
Warren
Evans —
one year
after he
was
hired
for the
job.
On his
Facebook
page,
Evans,
61,
lashed
out at
critics,
saying
he
didn't
understand
the
problem
with a
video
promoting
a
reality
show in
which he
would
star.
34,000
Celebrate
Metro
Detroit
Youth
Day on Belle
Isle DETROIT
(Tell Us
Det) -
Close to
34,000
youngsters
filled
the
athletic
field of
Belle
Isle
Park
Wednesday
for a
fun-filled
day at
the 28th
annual
Metro
Youth
Day. The
summer
time
celebration
gives
kids a
chance
to
participate
in
activities
ranging
from
free
tennis
lessons
to
exhibits
of
exotic
reptiles.
The
energy
and
potential
of
youngsters
from 8
to 15 is
what
drives
Metro
Youth
Day
founder
Ed Deeb
to
continue
organizing
the
event
which
draws
the
highest
attendance
of any
youth
festival
in the
state.
CHIEF
AND
PROSECUTOR
PADLOCK
ALL STAR
STRIP
CLUB DETROIT
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Detroit
residents
in the
area of
8 Mile
and
Hubbell
on the
city’s
west
side
scored a
major or
victory
today as
Police
Chief
Warren
Evans
and
members
of
Prosecutor
Kym
Worthy’s
Office
formally
padlocked
the
notorious
All
Stars
strip
club. On
July
1st,
Wayne
County
Circuit
Court
Judge
Virgil
Smith,
Jr. came
down
hard on
the
club,
slapping
it with
a one
year
suspension
of its
business
license
after
police
and
prosecutors
detailed
repeated
offenses
at the
club in
recent
months
and
going
back
years.
Dave
Villwock
takes
2010
Gold Cup
for 8th
time in
the U96
Spirit
of
Qatar!
DETROIT
(Tell Us
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It was a
perfect
day for
racing
and Dave
Villwock
(Auburn,
Wash.)
in the
Spirit
of Qatar
showing
why he
has won
seven of
these
championships.
This
might
have
been one
of the
best
weekend
of
racing
we have
seen on
the
Detroit
River.
Villwock's
boat ran
better
in all
forms of
water
than the
chief
competitor
Steve
David in
the Oh
Boy!
Oberto.
It was a
wonderful
weekend
of
racing.
30,704
Registered
Voters
Express
Desire
for
Change
at DPS
Group
urges
citywide
vote on
mayoral
oversight
of
school
system DETROIT–
Advocates
for
Detroit
Public
Schools
accountability
said
today
they
will
present
petitions
containing
more
than
30,000
signatures
to
Detroit
City
Council
urging
it to
schedule
a
November
referendum
on the
future
governance
of
Detroit
Public
Schools.
The
30,704
signatures,
90% of
which
are
verified,
were
collected
by
Change
for
Better
Schools,
a broad
coalition
of
parents,
community
leaders
and
civic
leaders
frustrated
by years
of
political
infighting
Pewabic
Pottery
offers
summer
camps
for
children,
teens
Ceramics
and
wheel
throwing
among
class
offerings DETROIT
– While
many
families
are
scaling
back on
summer
trips,
Pewabic
Pottery
is
inviting
children
to
travel
the
globe
with the
ultimate
staycation,
Pewabic’s
Passport
to
Pottery
Summer
Camp,
offered
in
various
weekly
sessions
July 6
to Aug.
9.
The camp
will
allow
students
to
discover
the
world
one
habitat
at a
time,
while
learning
the
importance
of
maintaining
a
balanced
ecosystem.
Ex-DPS
Board
President
arraigned
on sex
charges DETROIT
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Det) -
Ex-Detroit
School
Board
President
Otis
Mathis
III
appeared
in court
Tuesday
on
charges
of
sexual
harassment
stemming
from
meetings
with the
former
DPS
Superintendent.
After
standing
mute
Tuesday
in 36th
District
Court to
charges
of
misconduct
in
office
and
obscene
conduct,
the
judge entered
a plea
of not
guilty
on
Mathis's
behalf.
US
Social
Forum
Ends
with
Declarations
on
Children,
Segregation DETROIT
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USA) -
The US
Social
Forum in
Detroit
has
wrapped
up its
weeklong
conference
of
workshops,
informal
gatherings,
and
peaceful
protests
with
declarations
of
change
on a
broad
spectrum
of
issues.
An
estimated
20,000
participants
from
around
the
country
and
globe
gathered
in
Detroit
for the
Forum
that
issued
several
noteworthy
declarations.
Women
Just
Aren’t
Safe DETROIT
- In the
movie
The
Color
Purple…..Oprah’s
character
Sophia
states,
“A Girl
Child
ain’t
safe in
a family
of
mens”.
Well,
seeing
that we
often
spend
much
more
time
with our
co-workers
than our
actual
family…..the
workplace
in a
since is
an
extended
family.
Especially,
in an
educational
setting,
where we
hear “It
Takes a
Village
to Raise
a
Child”.
Did not
Former
DPS
Board
President
Otis
Mathis,
understand
that he
was
apart of
the
village
when he
began to
engage
in
inappropriate
sexual
behaviors
toward
Superintendent
Teresa
Guesyer.
I am
sure
that
this
highly
credentialed
professional
woman
felt
just
like
Sophia
with her
level of
disgust,
anger,
and
embarrassment.
OPENING
FIRE
HYDRANTS
IS
ILLEGAL
AND
CREATES
CRITICAL
SAFETY
HAZARDS DETROIT
- With
more hot
weather
in the
forecast,
the
Detroit
Fire
Department
cautions
residents
that
opening
fire
hydrants
is
illegal
and
creates
critical
safety
hazards.
The
illegal
use of
hydrants
can
cause
the city
to
experience
dangerously
low
water
pressure,
which
affects
the
water
pressure
available
to fight
fires
and the
water
pressure
available
to all
residents.
When
temperatures
reach
above 80
degrees,
however,
residents
can
request
a street
show.
An open
fire
hydrant
can pump
1,000
gallons
of water
per
minute.
The
force of
water
can
easily
cause
injuries,
push a
child
playing
into
oncoming
traffic,
or even
affect a
motorist,
causing
serious
traffic
accidents.
2
Detroit
Kettering
High
School
Teens
Killed In
Eastside Auto
Accident DETROIT
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Two
Detroit
Kettering
High
School
students
died and
two
others
were
injured
after a
vehicle
they
were
traveling
in lost
control
and
crashed
near the
intersection
of Van
Dyke and
Harper
early
Wednesday
morning
after a
high
school
graduation
party.
An
11th-grader
and a
12th-grader
in the
school's
Allied
Health
Program
were
killed
in the
crash,
Principal
Leroy
Bougard
said.
Another
11th-grader
and a
12th-grader
also in
the
health
program
were
injured.
All four
were
18-year-old
men.
Students
and
staff
identified
the two
students
killed
as Alex
Farr and
Derek
Neal.
The two
students
injured
are
LaRon "Mook"
Parrish
and
William
"Bill"
Anthony.
Fellow
classmates
say
three of
the
crash
victims
were
standout
athletes
who
played
football
for the
school.
The I Am
Woman
Center
Presents,
2010
Expo
“You are
your
Sister’s
Keeper”
-
Fighting
Against
Domestic
Abuse Detroit,
MI -
AM WOMAN
CENTER
in
unison
with
TellUsDetroit.com
will
host the
“I AM
WOMAN”
Expo in
recognition
of
October
being
Domestic
Violence
Awareness
Month.
The Expo
will
bring
together
women
from all
backgrounds
and ages
from all
over the
Metro
Detroit
area for
a day of
enlightenment,
empowerment,
education,
and
inspiration.
DPS to
open new
teacher-led
school
to focus
on
excellences
DETROIT
- A
group of
highly-qualified
Detroit
Public
Schools
teachers
are
creating
the
vision
for a
new
school
that
will be
operated
by
teachers
and
focus on
excellent
teaching
at the
site of
the
former
Barbara
Jordan
School
this
fall.
The new
teacher-led
school,
located
at 3901
Margareta,
will
have
extended
hours
and a
robust
curriculum,
including
arts,
clubs,
sports,
robotics
and
dance.
Fieger
says
autopsy
shows 7
year old
girl
shot in
the
head,
not the
neck,
during
police
raid SOUTHFIELD,
MI (Tell
Us Det)
- Attorney
Geoffrey
Fieger,
retained
by the
family
of
7-year-old
Aiyana
Jones,
released
an
independent
autopsy
report
which
concludes
that
Jones
died
from a
gunshot
wound to
the head
and not
the neck
as
previously
determined
by the
Wayne
County
Medical
Examiner’s
office.
The
independent
autopsy
report
states a
“bullet
perforates
the
scalp,
right
frontal
bone,”
travels
through
“the
right
frontal
lobe of
the
brain,”
and
exits
“the
anterior
surface
of the
neck.”
Horsemen
Ride
Belle
Isle for
a Good
Cause DETROIT
(Tell Us
Det) -
Mayor
Dave
Bing
mounted
a steed
at Belle
Isle
Park
Saturday
morning
to lead
off the
Michigan
Black
Horseman’s
Association’s
Trail
Ride to
benefit
the
Barbara
Ann
Karmanos
Cancer
Institute.
Some one
hundred
horses
owners
from as
far away
as
Lansing
and
Saginaw
turned
out to
participate
in the
5.5 mile
ride
around
the
city’s
scenic
urban
park.
Riders
paid
$20.00
to enter
the
event
with
proceeds
going
for
cancer
research
and to
support
outreach
programs
sponsored
by the
association.
More
Education:
An
Urgent
Issue at
NCBW
Summit National
and
local
leaders
gathered
at Cobo
Hall
Saturday
for a
summit
on the
educational
crisis
facing
Detroit
Public
Schools
as part
of the
9th
Annual
Freedom
Weekend
activities.
“The
Urgency
of Now”
event,
organized
by the
Detroit
chapter
of the
National
Congress
of Black
Women,
brought
forward
the
realities
of
education
in a
world
that is
moving
ahead,
fast.
Detroit’s
children
must be
prepared
to
compete
against
countries
like
China
and
India
that
routinely
turn out
students
with
21st
century
skills.
More
Ed Deeb:
It’s All
About
the Kids DETROIT
(Tell Us
Det) -
It’s
officially
summertime
in
Detroit
when
Metro
Youth
Day
draws
thousands
of
youngsters
to Belle
Isle for
a day of
laughter,
games,
contests
and
educational
activities.
The 13th
Annual
Spiritual
Prayer
Breakfast
was held
Wednesday
at
Greater
Grace
Temple
in
Detroit
to kick
off the
final
planning
stages
of the
upcoming
Metro
Detroit
Youth
Day set
for July
14th at
Belle
Isle’s
athletic
field.
More
Hydroplane
boat
racer
Jerry
Bell
charges
Gold Cup
boat
racing
with
racism;
Event
organizers
say 'Not
true' DETROIT
(Tell Us
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African
American
hydroplane
racer,
Jerry
Bell
claims
he has
been
denied
entry to
the Gold
Cup Boat
Race
because
of color
and
wants
Detroit
City
Council
to deny
a permit
for the
July
event.
Bell,
who has
been
boat
racing
since
1995,
said the
Eastpointe-based
American
Power
Boat
Association
has
consistently
denied
blacks
opportunities
to
participate
in its
event.
His team
has been
denied
participation
in 2008
and this
year. More
Universal
Releases
New
Album by
Stephanie
K in
July
Detroit’s
newest
sensation
hits the
big time
DETROIT
– A home
girl
skyrocketing
to
stardom
is
Stephanie
K of
Bloomfield
Hills,
Michigan.
Singing
since
the age
of two,
Stephanie
K
recalls
writing
her
first
song
when she
was in
the
sixth
grade.
Today, a
little
more
than a
decade
later,
her
debut
album
will be
released
on
D-Town/Bungalo/Universal
in mid
July.
Sultry,
mature
and
confident,
23-year-old
Stephanie
K's
music is
a mix of
pop,
rock
with
inviting
splashes
of funk
and
soul.
STRIP
JOINT
ALLEGEDLY
EMPLOYED
14-YEAR-OLD
DANCER
FOR 2
MONTHS
Manager
of All
Stars
club on
8 Mile
charged
with
20-year
felony DETROIT
(Tell Us
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The
Detroit
Police
Department,
working
with the
Wayne
County
Prosecutor’s
Office,
has
arrested
and
charged
the
manager
of the
All
Stars
topless
bar on 8
Mile
Road
with
child
sexually
abusive
activity
for
allegedly
employing
a
14-year-old
girl as
a
dancer,
Chief
Warren
Evans
announced
today.
Officers
from
DPD’s
Mobile
Strike
Force
and Sex
Crimes
unit on
Wednesday
evening
arrested
Andrew
Hutson,
31, at
the club
after
Prosecutor
Kym
Worthy
signed a
warrant
charging
him with
a
20-year-felony. More
School
of
Medicine
and
Alumni
Association
to honor
Jim
Hiller,
Dr.
Silas
Norman DETROIT
- The
Wayne
State
University
School
of
Medicine
will
honor
Detroit
area
businessman
Jim
Hiller
and
Silas
Norman
Jr.,
M.D.,
assistant
dean for
Admissions,
when the
school’s
alumni
association
launches
the
Ensure
the
Dream,
Secure
the
Future
scholarship
campaign
Dec. 10.
Hiller,
president
and CEO
of
Hiller’s
Markets,
will
receive
the
school’s
Ambassador
Award.
The
award is
presented
annually
to
individuals
who
epitomize
the
spirit
of Wayne
State
University
and the
School
of
Medicine.
More
DETROIT
(Tell Us
Det) -
Democratic
gubernatorial
candidate
Virg
Bernero
introduced
his
running
mate,
Southfield
Mayor
Brenda
Lawrence,
to a
room of
cheering
supporters
Saturday
at the
Michigan
Democratic
Party
nominating
convention
meeting
in
Detroit.
DETROIT
(Tell Us
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Detroit’s
Wayne
State
University
and
suburban
Southfield’s
Lawrence
Technological
University
have the
largest
gaps in
white-black
graduation
rates
among
all
public
and
private
institutions,
respectively
in the
nation.
The
sobering
statistics
are from
a report
released
this
month by
The
Education
Trust
based in
Washington
D.C.
which
studied
graduation
rates
over a
three
year
period,
from
2006 to
2008.
It's
America's Thanksgiving Day Parade at Comerica Park
REV.
JESSE
JACKSON:
GET
INFORMED,
GET
INSPIRED,
GET
INVOLVED
“Detroiters
and
residents
of the
State of
Michigan
have
been hit
extremely
hard,”
says
Rev.
Jackson.
{Photo
by HB
Meeks/Tell
Us
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DETROIT
(Tell Us
Det) -
It was
June
23rd,
1963, in
Detroit,
Michigan
when the
Rev. Dr.
Martin
Luther
King,
Jr. led
a civil
rights
march of
thousands
and
first
delivered
a speech
with
what
would
become
his most
famous
words:
"I have
a
dream."
From the
steps of
the
Lincoln
Memorial,
on
August
28,
1963,
Dr. King
then
delivered
that
same
speech
in front
of
millions.
DPD
Chief's
decisions,
moral
judgment
come
into
question
DETROIT
- A
female
officer
who is
dating
Detroit's
recently
fired
police
chief
was
previously
romantically
involved
with the
married
and
current
acting
chief,
and she
has the
text
messages
to prove
it.
David
Robinson,
a lawyer
for Lt.
Monique
Patterson,
said
Wednesday
that he
has more
than 100
text
messages
sent to
her in
2009 and
2010
from her
boss,
acting
Police
Chief
Ralph
Godbee,
including
messages
that
show the
two had
romantic
"rendezvous."
He said
Patterson
ended
her
relationship
with
Godbee
when she
started
dating
Warren
Evans
last
year.
THE
NEW DETROIT
SEAFOOD
MARKET
OPENS
ITS
DOORS TO
FINE
DINING
Executive
Chef
Leonardo
Vulagi
and
Kenny
Akinwale
opening
restaurant
and
lounge
(Photo
by HB
Meeks/Tell
Us USA) DETROIT
–
The
Detroit
Seafood
Market
and PV
Lounge
hosted a
V.I.P.
Grand
Opening
on
Wednesday,
July 28
to
showcase,
to the
“who’s
who” of
metropolitan
Detroit,
the new
restaurant’s
menu and
décor.
The
restaurant
formally
opened
to the
general
public
the next
day.
The
opening
celebration
featured
a
selection
of hors
d’oerves
and
desserts
including
Oyster
Rockefeller,
Mini
Crab
Cakes,
Grilled
Norwegian
Salmon
with
Spinach
Florentine,
and
Homemade
Bread
Pudding.
2010
Ford -
Arts,
Beats &
Eats
Teams Up
to
Benefit
Charity
Compas
dancers
take the
stage at
the
Royal
Oak
Theater
to
perform
a
flamenco
dance.
The goal
of
Compas
is to
inspire
young
people
and
adults
interested
in
exposure
to Latin
American
and
other
world
cultures.
(Photo
by HB
Meeks/Tell
Us
Detroit)
ROYAL
OAK, MI
(Tell Us
Det) -
The
fresh
rhythms
of young
Flamenco
dancers
and
spoken
word
poets
took the
stage at
the
Royal
Oak
Music
Theater
Monday
during a
news
conference
announcing
the
cultural
and
community
initiatives
that
will
distinguish
the 13th
annual
Ford
Arts,
Beats
and Eats
Festival.
Everyone
wants to
be a
PRINCESS…
now you
CAN BE!
The
Princess
Scholarship
Program
is
designed
to
recognize
women
between
the ages
of
17-23,
that are
currently
a high
school
senior
or
enrolled
in an
accredited
Michigan
university.
The
Parade
Company
is
looking
for
candidates
whom
invest
their
time and
energy
in their
community
in a
positive
way and
whom
represent
The
Parade
Company’s
mission
of
bringing
people
together
from all
walks of
life to
create
lifelong
happy
memories.
Kilpatrick
arraigned
on 19
federal
charges,
wants
tax
payers
to foot
defense
bill
Ex-Detroit
mayor
Kwame
Kilpatrick
stops
outside
the
Frank
Murphy
Hall of
Justice
earlier
this
year.
(Photo
by HB
Meeks/Tell
Us
Detroit)
DETROIT
(Tell Us
Det) - A
low
murmur
of
surprise
rippled
through
a
federal
courtroom
in
downtown
Detroit
Tuesday
as
former
Mayor
Kwame
Kilpatrick
appeared
wearing
an
orange
prison
jumpsuit
for his
arraignment
on
felony
fraud
and tax
charges.
Over 500
arrested,
after
another
day of
violence in
downtown
Toronto
TORONTO,
ON (Tell
Us USA)
- Police
have
arrested
more
than 400
persons
after
black-clad
demonstrators
broke
off from
a crowd
of
peaceful
protesters
at the
G20
summit
in
downtown
Toronto,
torching
four
police
cruisers
and
smashing
store
and bank
windows.
Toronto
Police
Sgt. Tim
Burrows
said
Sunday a
total of
412
people
were
arrested
in
Saturday's
destruction.
From
Detroit
to
Toronto:
Global
Social
Activists
vs. G-20
Summit
Leaders
DETROIT
(Tell Us
USA) -
It’s a
tale of
two
cities
and
different
perspectives
on
solutions
to the
world
economic
crisis.
As
leaders
from
industrialized
and
developing
nations
assemble
for the
G20
Summit
in
Toronto,
global
activists
at the
US
Social
Forum
meeting
in
Detroit
are
taking a
dim view
of the
gathering
in
Canada.
Op-ed by
Dr.
Sabrina
Jackson DETROIT
(Tell Us
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- The
unemployment
rate
continues
to be at
a
staggering
high
within
the
state of
Michigan
and even
higher
within
the city
of
Detroit.
I can
run down
the
statistics,
facts,
and
issues.
However,
I think
we hear
enough
of all
of that.
What I
have
seen is
a rise
is
domestic
violence,
abuse of
children
&
animals,
and
people
feeling
depressed.
As I
look
around
at all
the
devastation
and
despair,
I keep
hearing
the song
made
popular
by
Dionne
Warrick...
What the
World
needs
now Is
Love,
sweet
Love.
That’s
the only
thing
that
there’s
just too
little
of.
First
Lady
Michelle
Obama
connects
with
metro
Detroit
high
school
students
First
Lady
Michelle
Obama
spoke to
more
than
5,000
area
high
school
students
and
invited
guest at
Wayne
State
University
in
Detroit,
MI on
Wednesday,
May 26,
2010.
(Photo
by HB
Meeks/Tell
Us
Detroit)
DETROIT
(Tell Us
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First
Lady
Michelle
Obama
returned
to
Detroit
Wednesday
for the
first
time
since
campaigning
for the
President.
Detroit
students
gave the
First
Lady a
thunderous
round of
applause
when she
entered
a
luncheon
held in
her
honor at
the
Detroit
Institute
of Arts.
“We are
all here
because
we
believe
in you,”
the
First
Lady
said.
More
ST. JOHN
GUILD
CELEBRATES
IT’S
50TH
ANNIVERSARY
The
Guild of
St. John
Hospital
and
Medical
Center
continues
its
fundraising
efforts
with its
50th
Annual
Guild
Dinner
held
Wednesday,
June 2,
at
Penna’s
of
Sterling
Hts. Ed
Deeb,
president
of The
Guild,
and
Michigan
Food and
Beverage
Association
said,
"This
spectacular
event
spotlights
the
unique
entertainment
of
comedian,
television
and
movie
personality
Sinbad.
The
money
raised
will
assist
in the
fight
against
cancer."
The
proceeds
are
designated
towards
the
purchase
a
portable
radiation
unit and
peripherals
for St.
John
Hospital
&
Medical
Center’s
Department
of
Oncology.
WSU Law
School
Honors
Judge
Damon J.
Keith
with
'Center
for
Civil
Rights' DETROIT
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- The
legacy
and
career
of
America’s
greatest
federal
court
judge
were
celebrated
Monday
during
groundbreaking
ceremonies
for the
Damon J.
Keith
Center
for
Civil
Rights
at Wayne
State
University
Law
School.
An
overflow
crowd of
luminaries
and
everyday
folks
gathered
under a
tent on
the
grounds
of the
future
site of
the
Civil
Rights
center
to hear
remarks
and
stories
about
Damon
Keith,
who at
87 is
the
senior
judge on
the
United
States
Court of
Appeals
for the
Sixth
Circuit.
More
Area and
National
Pastors
speak
out on
NBC
Dateline's
one
sided
report
of
Detroit
Detroit
(Tell Us
Det) --
The
conversation
continues
on the
"NBC
Dateline"
Report
on
Detroit
with a
group
area and
national
pastors
assembled
for the
annual
Religious
Breakfast
for
Freedom
Weekend,
denouncing
the NBC
piece as
unfair
and
bias.
Gathered
with
other
ministers,
Rev.
Wendell
Anthony
said,
"Journalism
101 is
to tell
both
sides of
the
story.
Detroiters
must be
vigilant
and
protest
such
shows to
ensure
the
media is
accurately
portraying
the
city."
NBC's
"Dateline"
production
"America
Now:
City of
Heartbreak
and
Hope,"
took 10
months
to
report
and
produce
and
aired
April
18. The
production
showed
areas of
the city
devastated
by
blight,
as well
as a man
who
catches
and
cooks
raccoons,
but not
enough
positive
imagery,
community
critics
said.
DETROIT
(Tell Us
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The
courtyard
of the
Detroit
Institute
of Art (DIA)
becomes
the hot
spot for
young
competitive
chess
players
every
Friday
evening.
Players
from
local
area,
elementary
middle
school
and high
schools
gather
intently
around
chess
boards
moving
pieces
with
careful
consideration.
More
DETROIT
(Tell Us
Det) -
Politics,
Jobs,
Justice
and
Peace
all
rallied
for
support
Saturday
as two
major
events
convened
in
downtown
Detroit.
THE
MOTOR
CITY
(Tell Us
USA)
–
President
Barack
Obama
was met
with
roaring
shouts
and
applause
as he
entered
the body
shop of
the
Chrysler
Jefferson
North
Assembly
Plant
filled
with
over
1,000
workers,
excited
and
proud to
welcome
the
President
to the
home of
new 2011
Jeep
Grand
Cherokee.
DETROIT
(Tell Us
Det) -
The
Detroit
City
Council
drew an
overflow
crowd
with
outspoken
opinions
on who
should
control
the
city’s
school
district,
during a
public
hearing
Tuesday.
However,
in the
third
time in
as many
weeks,
Council
tabled
further
deliberation
on the
issue.
DETROIT
(Tell Us
Det) -
Close to
34,000
youngsters
filled
the
athletic
field of
Belle
Isle
Park
Wednesday
for a
fun-filled
day at
the 28th
annual
Metro
Youth
Day. The
summer
time
celebration
gives
kids a
chance
to
participate
in
activities
ranging
from
free
tennis
lessons
to
exhibits
of
exotic
reptiles.
DETROIT
(Tell Us
Det) -
Detroit
residents
in the
area of
8 Mile
and
Hubbell
on the
city’s
west
side
scored a
major or
victory
today as
Police
Chief
Warren
Evans
and
members
of
Prosecutor
Kym
Worthy’s
Office
formally
padlocked
the
notorious
All
Stars
strip
club. On
July
1st,
Wayne
County
Circuit
Court
Judge
Virgil
Smith,
Jr. came
down
hard on
the
club,
slapping
it with
a one
year
suspension
of its
business
license
after
police
and
prosecutors
detailed
repeated
offenses
at the
club in
recent
months
and
going
back
years.
DETROIT
(Tell Us
Det) -
It was a
perfect
day for
racing
and Dave
Villwock
(Auburn,
Wash.)
in the
Spirit
of Qatar
showing
why he
has won
seven of
these
championships.
DETROIT
(Tell Us
Det) -
Ex-Detroit
School
Board
President
Otis
Mathis
III
appeared
in court
Tuesday
on
charges
of
sexual
harassment
stemming
from
meetings
with the
former
DPS
Superintendent.
DETROIT
(Tell Us
Det) -
Two
Detroit
Kettering
High
School
students
died and
two
others
were
injured
after a
vehicle
they
were
traveling
in lost
control
and
crashed
near the
intersection
of Van
Dyke and
Harper
early
Wednesday
morning
after a
high
school
graduation
party.
SOUTHFIELD,
MI (Tell
Us Det)
- Attorney
Geoffrey
Fieger,
retained
by the
family
of
7-year-old
Aiyana
Jones,
released
an
independent
autopsy
report
which
concludes
that
Jones
died
from a
gunshot
wound to
the head
and not
the neck
as
previously
determined
by the
Wayne
County
Medical
Examiner’s
office.
DETROIT
(Tell Us
Det) -
The
Detroit
Police
Department,
working
with the
Wayne
County
Prosecutor’s
Office,
has
arrested
and
charged
the
manager
of the
All
Stars
topless
bar on 8
Mile
Road
with
child
sexually
abusive
activity
for
allegedly
employing
a
14-year-old
girl as
a
dancer,
Chief
Warren
Evans
announced
today.
