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After 35 years of ups and downs, the story is about successes and challenges
March 15th, 20191 As we approach our 35th anniversary celebration on Friday, March 22, we can't help but reflect on the challenges we've faced, the successes we've achieved and the issues we've reported on and overcome together as a community. Running a media publication has always been difficult, challenging and complex, especially in ethnic...
Trump vows ‘VETO!’ after bipartisan Senate rebuke on wall
March 15th, 20190 WASHINGTON, DC — On Thursday, the Senate rebuked President Trump by voting to end his border emergency declaration, as 12 Republicans joined Democrats to deliver a second blow in as many days to the president, who quickly pledged a veto. The 59-41 vote was a bipartisan repudiation of Trump’s decision to circumvent Congress and...
Fordson High School hosts Palestinian folk dance troupe performance
March 15th, 20190 DEARBORN - The WISHAH Palestinian Dance Troupe will perform at Fordson High School on Saturday April 6 as a part of its 2019 U.S. Tour. Established in 2003, the 20-member WISHAH Troupe uses traditional debkeh dance to tell a narrative of the Palestinian people. Stories of daily life in the occupied territories are told through...
Senate votes to pull U.S. aid for Saudi war on Yemen
March 15th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate voted 54-46 on Wednesday to end America’s involvement in the Saudi-led war in Yemen, potentially setting the stage for President Trump to use veto powers for the first time. The resolution to end American aid in a war that has been largely invisible to most U.S. taxpayers places the president in a...
Sherri Saad holds place as top RE/MAX owner in southeast Michigan
March 15th, 20190 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — RE/MAX of Southeastern Michigan honored Sherri Saad, broker and owner of RE/MAX Leading Edge, at its Awards Gala on February 7. The event was held at Pennas of Sterling in Sterling Heights celebrating the accomplishments of RE/MAX's highest performers in southeast Michigan. Saad has ranked No. 1 in...
Dozens dead in New Zealand shooting at two mosques during Friday prayers
March 15th, 20190 WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A gunman opened fire on Friday prayers at two mosques, killing many worshippers and forcing the city of Christchurch into lockdown, in what looked set to be the country’s worst ever mass shooting. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said 40 people have lost their lives and more than 20 people were seriously...
Juvenile charged in Dearborn Heights homicide
March 9th, 20190 DETROIT — Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Daylon Jamar Wooten, 16, of Dearborn Heights in connection with the homicide of James Newman, 17, of Inkster. Wooten was charged as an adult designated. This means that if he's convicted, the judge can determine at the sentencing hearing whether he'll be sentenced as a...
Lebanese illustrator challenges views of Arab women through art
March 9th, 20190 BEIRUT — Lebanese artist Christina Atik has produced a series of digital pictures to illustrate sentences commonly used in Arab countries to criticize women with the aim of empowering Arab women. The project tackles issues of female freedom, beauty and sexuality in societies traditionally dominated by men. Atik, 27, said she...
Former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper announces presidential campaign
March 9th, 20190 DENVER — Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper announced Monday that he is launching a 2020 campaign for president. He made the announcement in a video called "Standing Tall", which follows Hickenlooper's life from laid-off geologist, to owner of a brew pub, to mayor of Denver and to governor. Hickenlooper implies in the video...
Mayor Duggan announces public safety measures in State of the City address
March 9th, 20190 DETROIT— Mayor Mike Duggan proposed an infusion of $10 million for public safety and boosting the ranks of police officers in Detroit in an attempt to recast its reputation as one of the nation's most violent cities. Duggan delivered his sixth State of the City address Tuesday and stated that he plans to add 70 officers to Detroit's...
U.S. senators say Saudi crown prince has gone ‘full gangster’
March 9th, 20190 WASHINGTON, DC — Retired General John Abizaid, President Trump’s nominee to be ambassador to Saudi Arabia, defended the U.S.-Saudi relationship on Wednesday as lawmakers accused the kingdom of a litany of misdeeds and criticized its crown prince as going “full gangster.” Both Republican and Democratic Senators at Abizaid’s...
Hillary Clinton rules out run for president in 2020
March 9th, 20190 WASHINGTON D.C. — Hillary Clinton announced she won’t run for president in 2020, but said she’s “not going anywhere.” The former secretary of state, senator and first lady ruled out a presidential campaign during an interview posted Monday by a New York TV station. “I’m going to keep on working and speaking and...
It’s a new day on Capitol Hill
March 9th, 20190 On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a resolution by a vote of 407-to-23 to condemn both anti-Semitism and anti-Muslim hatred, among other forms of bigotry, including those of White Supremacists, a development Democratic U.S. Reps Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Andre Carson of...
Rashida Tlaib announces impeachment resolution against President Trump
March 9th, 20190 WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) announced at a news conference on Wednesday that she plans to file an impeachment resolution against President Trump. "Later on this month, I will be joining folks and advocates across the country to file the impeachment resolution to start the impeachment proceedings," Tlaib...
Dearborn police ask for information regarding fatal shooting
March 2nd, 20190 DEARBORN— On Friday March 1, at approximately 8 p.m., the Dearborn Police Department responded to a report of a shooting in the area of Michigan Avenue and the Southfield Freeway. Police discovered a 28-year-old female Livonia resident suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Responding officers and Dearborn Fire Department......
Michigan attorney general joins two federal immigration cases
March 1st, 20190 LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined two federal amicus briefs supporting legal actions against the director of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to protect immigrants already in this country and to protect those attempting to enter this country. Ramos v Nielsen, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth...
Netanyahu has gone too far right for the right
March 1st, 20190 After all these years, we are now seeing politically what followers of the cruel occupation of Palestine have known for many years: Benjamin Netanyahu has gone way too far to the right, and his political career is finally now careening toward its dramatic end as a result. The Israeli prime minister has been indicted in three cases......
Detroit Metropolitan Airport holds job fair this Saturday
March 1st, 20190 DETROIT – The Wayne County Airport Authority, which operates Detroit Metropolitan Airport, will host a job fair for its concessionaires from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 2 at the airport’s Michael Berry Administration Building. According to a Feb. 27 press release, management teams from several concessionaires will be on...
U.S. Senate weighs blocking Trump’s border emergency gambit
March 1st, 20190 WASHINGTON, DC — Congressional efforts to end President Trump’s U.S.-Mexico border emergency declaration — an attempt by him to fund a border wall without approval from Congress — intensified on Thursday with the introduction of a bipartisan resolution to block him in the Senate. The measure faces an uphill path to passage,...Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and MDHHS Director Robert Gordon announce charges against former state employee
March 1st, 20192 LANSING – Attorney General Dana Nessel and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Director Robert Gordon announced on Feb. 28 that Detroit resident and former MDHHS employee Eliza Yulonda Ijames, 56, is being charged with three felonies. She is charged with one count of Medicaid fraud-conspiracy and two counts of...
Racial slur painted on garage of Ypsilanti Township Arab American’s home
February 25th, 20192 YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Thursday an Arab American man living in Ypsilanti Township found a racial slur painted on his garage. The man said he woke up at about 5:30 a.m. and pulled out of the garage at his home on Blue Jay Drive and noticed "sand " spray-painted on the door. He immediately painted over the words. Washtenaw......
Chunk of ice goes through windshield on Mackinac bridge
February 25th, 20190 MACKINAC COUNTY, Mich — A driver crossing the Mackinac Bridge suffered injuries after a chunk of ice went through his windshield Sunday. According to a passenger in another car, Nicole Rogers, the car crossed the bridge toward the Lower Peninsula at about 10:15 a.m. when they saw ice falling from the top of the bridge. Rogers...
Police arrest Detroit man accused of making terror threats
February 22nd, 20190 YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Authorities said a man has been arrested at a residence in Ohio for threatening a mass shooting in Michigan. The U.S. Marshals Service said 28-year-old Cameron White, of Detroit, was arrested Wednesday without incident by deputy marshals in Youngstown. White is charged in Michigan with making a terrorist......
Sanders chooses Muslim American to manage his presidential campaign
February 22nd, 20190 WASHINGTON, DC - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) chose Faiz Shakir, a Muslim American, to serve as his campaign manager for his second run for president. Shakir previously served as national political director of the American Civil Liberties Union since early 2017. Before his position at the ACLU he worked as a senior advisor to...
Dingell announces grant for automated vehicle research at U of M
February 16th, 20191 ANN ARBOR – On Friday, Feb. 1, U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (De-Dearborn) announced that the University of Michigan will receive a $2,574,300 grant through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s University Transportation Centers program. The grant continues funding for the Center for Connected and Automated Transportation. CCAT......
