Lawmakers in Michigan want the director of the state corrections department fired after three inmates died within the same month at a women's prison in Ypsilanti. Heidi Washington, the department director since 2015, has came under intense scrutiny from Detroit area politicians after sudden deaths and a long history of...

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Teen Grad Did A Split At Graduation — Her School Withheld Her Diploma

Tyvion Campbell worked four years for that diploma. Her school decided a celebratory split was reason enough to hold it back. Campbell, an 18-year-old honor...

Women Are Dying at Michigan’s Only Female Prison, and Lawmakers Are Demanding Changes

Lawmakers in Michigan want the director of the state corrections department fired after three inmates died within the same month at a women's prison...

‘You’re Crooked’: Trump Storms Out Of Interview With Kristen Welker

Kristen Welker did her job. Donald Trump called her crooked and walked out. Welker is the first Black journalist to moderate Meet the Press in...

Frederiek Toney Remembered for Leadership, Service, and Commitment to Family

Frederiek Toney, a retired Ford Motor Company executive whose career spanned more than four decades in the automotive industry, passed away on May 7,...

Wayne County Treasurer Urges Homeowners to Enroll in Delinquent Tax Relief Program Before June 30 Deadline

Homeowners struggling with delinquent property taxes have a limited window to take advantage of a program that could significantly reduce the financial burden of...

The Inner Architecture: Saturn Returns and What They’re Really Asking of You

Every twenty-nine and a half years, Saturn completes a full orbit of your birth chart and returns to the exact spot it held when...

UAW Endorses El-Sayed for Michigan’s Opening U.S. Senate Seat

The United Auto Workers announced Friday their members endorsed U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed. El-Sayed highlighted the fact he's the only card-carrying union member of...

East Side State Senate Candidate Endorsed by Gov. Whitmer

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is putting her name behind District 3 state Senate candidate Korey Hall, a member of her administration, and one of the...

Another Mysterious Death Strikes a Nerve

This post was originally published on Word In Black. By: JENNIFER PORTER GORE Once again, a Black young person has been found hanged to death...

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