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Mary Sheffield Makes History As 1st Woman Mayor Of Detroit
Mayor-elect Mary Sheffield's historic win marked a strong night for the Democratic Party in the first real response to Trump's political will.
Trump Insiders Mock Elon Musk’s Voting Volunteer Group
Sources close to the presidential campaign of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump are critical of Elon Musk's voting group efforts on the ground in the swing state of Michigan, calling them "grifters."
Black Vendor Gets Into Struggle Scrap At Trump Rally, Xittter Throws Shade
A Black vendor selling memorabilia outside of a campaign rally for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump wound up in a brawl with two other vendors on Thursday. Video of the incident made the rounds on social media shortly afterward. The post Black Vendor Gets Into Struggle Scrap At Trump Rally, Xittter Throws Shade appeared first on Hip-Hop Wired.
Man With Suspended License Attends Zoom Hearing While Driving
Corey Harris, a Michigan man slated to call into a Zoom hearing, was on the video driving but it was revealed he has a suspended license.
Hill Harper Announces Run For Vacant Michigan Senate Seat
Hill Harper wants to ditch Hollywood for Washington D.C.
Bodies Found in Abandoned Michigan Apartment Building May Be Missing Memphis Rappers
The three rappers have been missing since Jan. 21. Police have not made a positive identification, but advised families of the likelihood. The post Bodies Found in Abandoned Michigan Apartment Building May Be Missing Memphis Rappers appeared first on The Latest Hip-Hop News, Music and Media | Hip-Hop Wired.
Juwan Howard Suspended Rest of Season After Post-Game Slap
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Icon Sportswire / Getty University of Michigan men’s basketball coach Juwan Howard will not be on the sidelines after being suspended for his actions after a game where he got into it with a coach from the opposing team. The Wolverines’ coach has been suspended for five games – the remainder of the regular season – for hitting University of Wisconsin assistant coach Joe Krabbenhoft in the face after their game on Sunday (February 20th). The suspension was handed down by the Big Ten Conference on Monday (February 21st), which comes with a fine of $40,000. Wisconsin coach Greg Gard was fined $10,000 for violating the sportsmanship policy of the conference but received no suspension. “Big Ten Conference coaches and student-athletes are expected to display th...
Michigan Police Officers Sued Over Targeting Black Athletes In A Coverup
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Matthew Hatcher / Getty The police department in a small town in Michigan is facing heavy scrutiny after a lawsuit levied against it by a former high school student, charging that officers were racist in targeting Black athletes while covering up a hazing scandal. According to reports, the lawsuit was brought against the Warren, Michigan police department by Cleveland Harville, a former student at Warren De Lasalle High School. Harville was one of seven Black male students at the all-boys Catholic high school who were charged with misdemeanors related to a hazing scandal in 2020. The accusations claimed that these students who were athletes were holding down younger athletes on the locker room floor and forcibly prodding their bare buttocks and legs with ...
Black Detroit Suburb Resident Threatened With KKK Flag By White Neighbor
Source: JeDonna Matthews Dinges / J.D. The Metro Detroit suburb of Grosse Pointe finds itself under media scrutiny after a Black resident there was reportedly assaulted with a visual hate crime. JeDonna Matthews Dinges, a Black woman, says that a neighbor at a house adjacent to hers displayed a Ku Klux Klan flag, but she’s not taking the threat lightly and has challenged the issue head on. Deadline Detroit columnist Greg Bowens penned a new piece this week detailing Dinges’ ongoing saga with her white neighbor and the KKK flag. Dinges, who is a longtime resident of the coastal Michigan area and raised her child there, is a successful business owner in the region. In Bowens’ piece, Dinges shared that this past Tuesday (Feb. 16), she opened the side window of her home and saw the KKK flag em...
Black Detroit Suburb Resident Threatened With KKK Flag By White Neighbor
Source: JeDonna Matthews Dinges / J.D. The Metro Detroit suburb of Grosse Pointe finds itself under media scrutiny after a Black resident there was reportedly assaulted with a visual hate crime. JeDonna Matthews Dinges, a Black woman, says that a neighbor at a house adjacent to hers displayed a Ku Klux Klan flag, but she’s not taking the threat lightly and has challenged the issue head on. Deadline Detroit columnist Greg Bowens penned a new piece this week detailing Dinges’ ongoing saga with her white neighbor and the KKK flag. Dinges, who is a longtime resident of the coastal Michigan area and raised her child there, is a successful business owner in the region. In Bowens’ piece, Dinges shared that this past Tuesday (Feb. 16), she opened the side window of her home and saw the KKK flag em...
Boy If You Don’t Getcho: Black GOP Candidate with Pushed Back Hairline Announces Mission To End Black History Month
Source: Austin for Governor / Austin for Governor As we approach the midway point of Black History Month, an upcoming Black GOP candidate running for Governor is calling for the necessary month to be celebrated no more. According to the official Instagram page of Michigan businessman and “deeply conservative” Governor candidate, Austin Chenge, part of his mission if elected is to “cancel Black History Month” because it’s “offensive” to non-Black students. “I will cancel #BlackHistoryMonth in #Michigan. It’s offensive, unfair, maybe illegal,” the emboldened yet confused candidate wrote. “Americans from all backgrounds deserve a revered history. I’ll declare American History Month.” Other problematic action items on Chenge’s political agenda include removing the accountable Dominion voting s...
Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder Facing Charges In Connection To Flint
Source: SETH HERALD / Getty Justice has been a long act of patience for residents of Flint after the water crisis scandal the rocked the proud Michigan city. Earlier on Tuesday (Jan. 11), it has been reported widely that former Gov. Rick Snyder and other connected individuals will face charges this week after a 2019 probe revealed misdoings on the administration’s part. The Detroit News reports that Snyder, aide Rich Baird, and health director Nick Lyon have been informed that they will be brought up on criminal charges according to sources close to the outlet. Up to 10 members of the administration, including Snyder himself, will be indicted this week, possibly as early as Thursday. The charges stem from an investigation launched in 2019 by Attorney General Dana Nessel, after the dir...
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