August 2nd, 20220Arab American neighborhoods in Dearborn, Dearborn Heights and Hamtramck have some important choice to make about representations in the federal, state and county governments today.
The primary election was off to a predictably slow start, with the city clerk in Hamtramck reporting only some 800 of the 1,300 or so absentee ballots sent...
July 31st, 20220As a rule, primary elections do not enjoy the same attention that voters give to general elections, but party qualifiers are — in some races — so decisive that the general elections seem to be a foregone conclusion, and this applies to the fullest extent to the primary elections on Tuesday, August 2.
It is a fact that the...
July 29th, 20220DETROIT — Portia Roberson is a candidate in the August 2 primary election in the newly-drawn U.S. House District 13, covering much of Detroit and Hamtramck, as well as Downriver and western Wayne communities and eastern cities like Grosse Pointe.
The district also includes the southern portion of Dearborn Heights. Besides...
July 22nd, 20220HAMTRAMCK — Abraham Aiyash is running to retain his seat in the State House in the August 2 primary election, in a redrawn district that includes new neighborhoods in Detroit, as well as the area covering Hamtramck that he currently represents.
The energetic community advocate has long been closely associated with local progressive...
July 15th, 20220FLINT — The state’s new education budget promises the highest per-pupil spending in Michigan to date.
Governor Whitmer signed the educational budget agreed upon by the state’s legislature, at the Mott Community College Regional Tech Center in Flint on Thursday.
She said the budget also invests half a billion dollars in...
July 12th, 20220—This article was contributed by Dr. Adnan Aabed, the director of Hamtramck Public Schools Virtual Learning Institute. It has been edited for style.
COVID-19 brought many changes to the education landscape and now we realize that some of those changes are here to stay. To produce the best learning environments for students across...
June 23rd, 20220HAMTRAMCK — The city of Hamtramck is on track to provide its residents election ballots and materials in Arabic for the August primary.
City officials confirmed the progress of the ballots with The Arab American News this week.
Hamtramck passed a language access resolution to provide federal voting rights act language...
June 22nd, 20220DETROIT — Gleaners Community Food Bank is launching its Summer Food Service Program, with some 69 summer distribution sites beginning the week of June 20.
The program will complement Gleaners’ food distribution programs through its more than 600-member partner network and community mobile distribution sites to meet hunger needs...
June 4th, 20220HAMTRAMCK — Hamtramck Public Schools Superintendent Jaleelah Ahmed, who has been on leave since last October, has filed a lawsuit accusing five board members and the teachers union of conspiring to get her fired.
Ahmed is also accusing the parties, which include two board members who, like her, are Yemeni Americans, of...
April 27th, 20220DEARBORN — U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) and Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) have joined colleagues to introduce a bill that includes people who identify as Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) as a racial and ethnic minority group in the U.S. Public Health Service Act.
The MENA population is categorized as White or "other"...
April 22nd, 20220The deadline for withdrawal from the August primary election has now passed and here are some candidates in notable races for districts covering Dearborn, Dearborn Heights, Hamtramck and more.
The following list appears on the Michigan Department of State's website and includes candidates who have withdrawn their names from each...
April 16th, 20220On March 22, the Dearborn City Council unanimously passed a resolution requiring ballot translation to any language spoken by more than 10,000 residents (or 5 percent of the population, whichever criteria is met first).
The resolution also calls for implementation to start as early as the August primary election. This was a historical...
April 16th, 20220DEARBORN - Wayne County Clerk Cathy Garrett appeared at the Dearborn City Council meeting this week to give her input, in public, to the city’s present language access efforts.
The Council passed a resolution in March, brought forth by Councilman Mustapha Hammoud, that sought to ensure ballots and other election materials would be...
March 15th, 20220DETROIT — Comerica Bank and Hatch Detroit have announced the return of the Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest and $100,000 donation from Comerica Bank to this year’s winner.
The contest, which is returning for the first time since 2019, aims to promote small business economic development in Detroit.
Entrepreneurs with a retail...
March 11th, 20220DETROIT — Nashwan Ali, 36, of Detroit, wanted for shooting and killing his sister on Tuesday, was arrested in Tennessee a day later following a police chase.
Ali is believed to have gotten into an argument with his sister, after which he allegedly killed her at a home on Bloom Street just north of Hamtramck.
He fled and was...
February 9th, 20220By Joseph Richard Preville
On August 4, 1963, The New York Times Magazine published President Kennedy’s majestic essay, “A Nation of Immigrants.” Rejecting geographically narrow and restrictive immigration quotas based on national origin for the U.S., Kennedy urged reform and the adoption of a new immigration policy that would...
February 1st, 20220By Michael Mitchell
Software has become an essential part of our everyday lives. From smartphones to washing machines, computer applications are here to stay and we must prepare the next generation to be adept in tech.
With the tech business booming, many students are looking to get a head start on their careers in the field....
January 25th, 20220HAMTRAMCK — The Hamtramck City Council voted 5-0 Tuesday to censure a judge who made national headlines for shaming and berating a 72-year-old cancer patient for not maintaining his yard.
The Hamtramck community was outraged over remarks made by Judge Alexis Krot towards Burhan Chowdhury in a court appearance over Zoom earlier this...
January 5th, 20220HAMTRAMCK — The Hamtramck Public Schools District announced this week its schools will be continuing virtual learning for all students until Jan. 14, amid a COVID-19 surge in the region.
HPS originally scheduled virtual learning for students upon the week following the district’s holiday break, Jan. 3 – 7, but is now...
January 4th, 20220HAMTRAMCK — New members of Hamtramck’s first all-Muslim City Council and its first Muslim Arab American mayor, Amer Ghalib, were sworn in on Sunday, Jan. 2
Judge Alexis Krot swore in Ghalib and new Council members Khalil Al-Refai, Amanda Jaczkowski and Adam Albarmaki. They joined current Councilmen Mohammed Hassan and Mohammed...
December 29th, 20210The state’s citizen-led, bipartisan Redistricting Commission has adopted its final versions of political maps by the expected timeline.
Although experts are now anticipating legal challenges to the maps, residents at least get a good glimpse into how they could be represented in state House and Senate seats as well as the important...
December 24th, 20210MICHIGAN — The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (MICRC) is expected to vote on the final political district maps starting Dec. 28.
The upcoming finalization of the state’s political boundaries comes after months of debate and deliberation over the drawing of state and federal districts, with the aim to give...
December 22nd, 20210— This article was contributed by Brian Anderson, Hamtramck Public Schools’ athletic director. It has been edited for style.
For many students, school sports are much more than an after-school activity. Athletics provide a way for kids to interact with their peers, exert energy and be a part of a team working towards a common...
December 16th, 20210DETROIT — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is expanding COVID-19 vaccinations at its neighborhood testing sites to also offer the vaccine to children ages 5- 11-years-old. To date, vaccines have only been offered at these sites to adults and children ages 12 and older.
On Nov. 2, Pfizer's COVID-19...
December 14th, 20210LANSING — The state of Michigan announced a new consumer page for residents to learn about the upcoming $400 car insurance refund checks, for which the state has set a May 29 deadline on insurers.
The state has also launched a consumer FAQ page at Michigan.gov/MCCArefund. The web page contains important information and answers...
December 1st, 20210By Kathy Angerer
Hamtramck is a very unique community. The 2020 Census revealed that our population is among the fastest-growing in Michigan. We are the most diverse city in Michigan, with a wide range of cultures from all around the world represented among our people. 41.4 percent of our population was born outside the United States;...
November 30th, 20210HAMTRAMCK — Hamtramck Public Schools (HPS) is providing families with the resources they need to make informed decisions about their health as the state undergoes yet another surge of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.
The district says safety practices like washing hands, social distancing and wearing masks are simple and...
November 25th, 20210LANSING — This week, Governor Whitmer announced the state would be receiving federal money towards replacing lead service lines in the state, a badly needed project.
The funds are earmarked for water infrastructure and come from the newly-signed federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Michigan is set to receive $10...
