November 18th, 20220DETROIT — Fresh off a double digit election victory over a Trump-backed candidate, Governor Whitmer spoke at the 50th anniversary gala for ACCESS in Detroit on Thursday.
More than 1,000 people attended the half-a-century celebration at the Marriott hotel in the Renaissance Center for an organization that began as a modest,...
July 30th, 20220Incumbent U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) is running in a well-publicized primary election for the newly-drawn District 12, which includes Dearborn, most of Dearborn Heights, western Detroit neighborhoods and some new communities to the north.
Though she faces competition from hopefuls from the local Democratic political world,...
July 9th, 20210Bilal Baydoun is a Michigan-based policy advisor and writer. He previously served as a lead policy and communications advisor in the Michigan Department of Attorney General. Ali Abazeed is a public health advisor with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services based in Washington D.C. The authors were born and raised in East...
May 8th, 20211DEARBORN — Longtime resident and social activist Samraa “Sam“ Luqman is seeking one of seven open seats in this year’s election for Dearborn City Council.
“As an active Dearborn resident, I have been advocating for years for my neighborhood of the Southend to be heard,” Luqman said. “To put it simply, I decided to run...
August 7th, 20200DEARBORN — U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) and State Rep. Abdullah Hammoud (D-Dearborn) announced on Thursday that Cleveland Cliffs, the owner of AK Steel, is withdrawing its permit requests to increase allowable thresholds for manganese and lead emissions.
This comes after months of conversations, led by Dingell, Hammoud...
January 18th, 20190This week Dearborn marked the 90th anniversary of what has become one of the largest and most diverse cities in the state.
But as the city moves forward with plans to turn west Dearborn into a modern business and entertainment hub, the age and neglect of its "other" parts is evident.
A lack of support has taken its toll on the east...
February 16th, 20180By Stephen Martin
The Arab American News
DEARBORN — A recently approved permit called 163-17 and submitted by Dearborn Industrial Generation, LLC (DIG) will allow it to increase its emissions of formaldehyde, a chemical recognized by the National Toxicology Program to be a known human carcinogen.
The Air Quality Division of...
January 19th, 20180
DEARBORN — While some communities around the United States are fighting for a livable wage, people in the Southend continue to fight for a livable troposphere.
An overflow crowd turned out at Salina Elementary School Jan. 16 to participate in a public hearing regarding Dearborn Industrial Generation's application for a...
October 27th, 20170DEARBORN – In the Southend of Dearborn, across the street from the first mosque constructed in Michigan, a restaurant hangs a United States flag above a red, white and green flag. Although it may surprise some, the flag is not Lebanese, Jordanian or Palestinian.
It’s Italian.
“Our cultures aren’t very different,” Robert...
September 22nd, 20170DEARBORN — For the last few months, all eyes have been on the city's government and how it will respond to calls for proper representation of Arab Americans, who make up about half of its population. Many also have deep roots in the community.
As the city's residents and officials argue over the fate of the statue of famous...
August 4th, 20170DEARBORN — On Monday, July 31, the Michigan League of Conservation Voters (MLCV) launched the first monthly event for Dearborn community members to discuss the local air quality.
The meeting was advertised as a space for citizens to express their concerns regarding air quality in their neighborhood and to learn about threats to the...
