In less than a week, Detroit voters will decide on Proposal P, a revised city charter.
A research organization calls the revisions “an unprecedented break with former charters in its scope and breadth of changes.”
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He’s used Fox News to build buzz for months now. But James Craig has a lot of angry people to answer to in his state’s largest city.
It was July 2020, and Nakia Wallace was on the streets of Detroit when, she says, police threw a young man to the ground and placed a knee on his neck. Along with dozens of others, Wallace was protesting the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The action was just one of more than 100 she said she went on to organize in the city, and now it seemed like cops might be recreating the nightmarish arrest that sparked a nationwide uprising.
According to Wallace, she yelled at the cops attacking the man, and soon found herself swarmed by police herself—before being thrown to the ground and placed in a chokehold.
Bishop Horace Sheffield breaks down his opposition to Proposal P. Check out Detroit Wants 2 Know Fridays at 5:00 AM on WKBD CW 50.
On Sunday, July 18, Spotlight on the News will look at the case against controversial Proposal P, the latest proposed revision of the Detroit Charter appearing on the August 3rd Primary Election ballot. Guests will include Sheila Cockrel, a former 4-term member of the Detroit City Council and Rev. Horace Sheffield III, Pastor of Detroit’s New Destiny Christian Fellowship.
One hundred years ago an angry white mob burned the nation’s wealthiest black business district to the ground in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Two lawsuits have been filed against the Detroit city clerk claiming she improperly certified a question that seeks to ask voters in August to approve changes to the city charter.
The separate suits were filed Monday in Wayne County’s Circuit Court on behalf of four plaintiffs, including three Detroit residents and pastor Rev. Horace Sheffield III.
A recent guest commentary in Bridge that attacked bills to hasten PACE expansion in Michigan manifested the authors’ lack of familiarity with both the legislation and shortcomings of the current provider in metro Detroit.
The city of Detroit continues to battle coronavirus as city officials push for more people to get vaccinated.
As of Thursday, the city’s vaccination rates are at only 21%, about 10% less than Michigan’s vaccination rate.
Community organizations are stepping up to get the word out about the availability of vaccines, the safety of vaccines.
Death toll continues to rise
Detroit Rev. Horace Sheffield III shared what the toughest parts of his battle with coronavirus (COVID-19) have been.
Sheffield, 65, tested positive for the illness about two weeks ago.
He said the worst parts about COVID-19 are that he doesn’t know if his health could take a turn for the worse and the news he keeps hearing about the virus is heartbreaking.
The state is making an extra push to get older Michiganders a COVID-19 vaccine, especially if they’re hesitant.