Michigan
Mich. teacher: I was fired over Trayvon fundraiser
A teacher fired from a Michigan middle school after encouraging students to raise money for the family of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin said Tuesday she is confused by the dismissal and wants the school’s administration to explain. Brooke Harris was dismissed in March from Pontiac Academy for Excellence after she supported students’ efforts to plan [...]
Plans may threaten last black-owned grocery in Detroit
James Hooks is a rare brand of retailer: He is the last African-American owner of a supermarket in Detroit and perhaps one of the few left in the nation. The owner of Metro Foodland in northwest Detroit says he may soon face the biggest threat in his 27 years as a grocery owner. A Meijer [...]
Mayor Bing: City, state must act to save Detroit
Detroit must stay the master of its own finances and its fate, regardless of what action the state takes under an emergency financial manager law, Mayor Dave Bing said his State of the City address Wednesday night. Speaking at a City Hall auditorium rather than the Max Fisher Music Center to save money, Bing said [...]
Evicted 101-year-old Detroit woman can’t go home
The federal government now says a 101-year-old Detroit woman it promised could move back into her foreclosed home four months ago can’t return because the building’s unsanitary and unsafe. Texana Hollis was evicted Sept. 12 and her belongings placed outside after her 65-year-old son failed to pay property taxes linked to a reverse mortgage and [...]
Reviewers: Detroit can avoid emergency manager
The city of Detroit has time to avoid having a state-appointed emergency manager put in place, but city and union officials had better move quickly to avoid significant state intervention, state officials said Tuesday. A deal between city and union leaders to fix Detroit’s finances, if reached by early February, could pre-empt the work of [...]
