"Transit is health care infrastructure. And treating it as anything less puts lives at risk. #Michigan cannot afford to cut that lifeline. State leaders must increase transit funding, not reduce it, to protect the health of our communities." #Detroit #PublicTransportation #HealthCare #MichiganChronicle https://michiganchronicle.com/public-transit-is-a-lifeline-to-health-care-michigan-must-fund-it-like-one/

"Sotomayor should retire in the upcoming weeks and Biden should name Harris to the Supreme Court. This will ensure that Trump does not gain another seat as he replaces Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito." #USPol #SupremeCourt #KamalaHarris #Michigan #MichiganChronicle https://michiganchronicle.com/why-president-biden-should-immediately-name-kamala-harris-to-the-supreme-court/

"It is imperative that we continue fighting together to protect our democracy. We must be vigilant in holding those in power accountable, and we must mobilize for the fights ahead. Each of us has a role to play in ensuring that our democracy remains strong and that the rights of all citizens are protected." #Michigan #MichiganChronicle #USPol https://michiganchronicle.com/how-democrats-black-voters-and-americas-division-shaped-the-2024-presidential-election/

#MichiganChronicle launched their newly-redesigned website today LOL ;-) #Detroit #Michigan #Journalism #WebDesign #Accessibility #Spyware

#BREAKING: Your suspension LOL ;-) #Detroit #Michigan #MichiganChronicle #Commuting #Automobiles #Cars https://michiganchronicle.com/detroit-has-a-pothole-problem/

“I literally stand on the shoulders of giants who pushed to get land access through the city.” #Detroit #Michigan #Agriculture #UrbanAgriculture #MichiganChronicle #BlackMastodon https://michiganchronicle.com/2023/09/12/detroit-introduces-first-director-of-urban-agriculture-in-pioneering-move/

"The #BlackPantherParty’s initiatives in #Detroit should be seen in the context of a city grappling with a form of policing that often treated its Black residents as subjects to be controlled rather than citizens to be protected. While they faced considerable risks, their stance against police brutality resonated deeply in a community frequently subjected to it." #Michigan #MichiganChronicle #BlackLivesMattter #BlackMastodon https://michiganchronicle.com/2023/09/06/the-rise-and-fall-of-detroits-dynamic-black-panther-party/

"Therefore, while the term 'affordable housing' is splashed generously across brochures of new residential developments, its application is less generous in scope. The term becomes nothing more than a veneer that lends an air of inclusivity and social justice to an endeavor that may, in fact, serve a more exclusive demographic." #NIMBY #YIMBY #Detroit #Michigan #MichiganChronicle https://michiganchronicle.com/2023/09/05/what-defines-affordable-housing/