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'Winnerz' Is A Win For Detroit And Darren Brown Films
Darren Brown Films and Money Bag Productions Presents “Winnerz”, a film based on a true story about friendship and brotherhood and how those loyalties can be shaken by just a roll of the dice. Starring Christian Keyes as Duck (Perfect Combination, Diary of a Mad Black Woman), Denyce Lawton as Carmen (House of Payne) and Glenn Plummer as Kirb (Sons
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Public outcry on ‘secret panel’ continues as education authority steps in
Amid widespread news reports that the governor sanctioned a “secret panel” to discuss ways in which to reshape public education in Michigan, Gov. Rick Snyder responded by asking Mike Flanagan, state superintendent of public instruction, to lead future discussions in a more public and transparent manner.
News reports began to surface approximately
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Under Fire: Detroit Public Library, stung by FBI probe, fights to preserve reputation
“The public has raised some questions about what has happened, but it has not prevented people from coming. We are important in many communities and we are usually the last institution to leave the community.”
— JOANNE MONDOWNEY, Executive Director, Detroit Public Library
The Detroit Public Library is not only a Detroit institution rooted in the
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Mayor Bing: SEMCOG vote will worsen transportation in Detroit
Despite pleas from both area residents and Mayor Bing, the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments’ (SEMCOG) 50-member executive committee voted last Friday to shift $7 million from DDOT to SMART.
According to SEMCOG Executive Director Paul Tait, the requested action was to establish a formula for allocating Federal Transit Administration capital
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Mayor Bing takes New York Mayor Bloomberg to task
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing went on the offensive Tuesday afternoon after New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg cited Detroit’s murder rate in underscoring the low murder rate on the streets of New York.
Speaking to police officers, Bloomberg noted that if New York had the same number of people getting killed, more than 4,500 who live in the world’s f
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