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Aiyash, freshman lawmakers, introduce COVID response bill package

May 7th, 20210 LANSING — In an effort to address exacerbated conditions faced by Michiganders since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, State Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-Hamtramck) and four other Detroit first-term House colleagues introduced a five bill package this week. Aiyash joined Mary Cavanagh (D-Redford Twp.), Helena Scott (D-Highland Park),...

COMMUNITY

Mike Jaafar promoted to Wayne County undersheriff, first Arab American to hold position

May 7th, 20210 DETROIT — Dearborn native and Fordson High School alum Mike Jaafar was promoted to undersheriff of Wayne County, making him second in command and the first Arab American to be appointed to this position. In his new role, Jaafar will be overseeing both the jails and law enforcement and will be second in command under Wayne County...

Crime

Hamtramck man charged in sexual assault of Detroit girl

April 22nd, 20210 DETROIT — According to the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, a Hamtramck man has been charged with the sexual assault of a young Detroit girl. Prosecutor Kym Worthy charged Fsle Saoeh, 38, of Hamtramck, with two counts of criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree on Tuesday. A fourth degree criminal sexual conduct charge has a...

Health

No appointment necessary walk-ups accepted at all Wayne County vaccine clinics

April 18th, 20210 WAYNE COUNTY — All Wayne County vaccine sites will now accept walk-up COVID-19 vaccinations appointments during regular clinic hours from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Residents and workers may still schedule a vaccination appointment with the Wayne County Health Department by calling toll-free 1-866-610-3885. All County sites will accept...

Local

Funeral assistance available to those who’ve lost loved ones to COVID-19

April 15th, 20210 DETROIT — U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) announced on Thursday that FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) has begun accepting applications for funeral assistance for Michiganders who’ve lost loved ones to COVID-19. Tlaib helped pass the funeral assistance program as part of the American Rescue Plan last...

COMMUNITY

Hamtramck students win speech competition with hopeful messages

April 14th, 20210 HAMTRAMCK — Five Hamtramck Public Schools students recently competed in the Optimist Club of Downtown Detroit's Annual Oratorical Virtual Competition on March 17, with three students placing in first, second and third place. First-place winner Nura Uddin will be advancing to the next level of the competition, along with...

COMMUNITY

Local Arab activists lead ongoing 11 day hunger strike in protest of blockade on Yemen

April 9th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Metro Detroit Yemeni and other activists have been leading a hunger strike for 11 days in front of the White House, protesting the U.S.-backed Saudi blockade during an ongoing six year war in Yemen. The Yemeni Liberation Movement (YLM) is calling for the Biden-Harris administration to withdraw all material and...

Health

More mobile vaccine clinics coming to Detroit, Hamtramck; doses at universities

April 8th, 20210 MICHIGAN — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced on Thursday it is expanding its COVID-19 vaccination efforts by increasing mobile vaccine clinics and bringing vaccines to participating vaccines. Starting April 14, expanded mobile clinics in Detroit and Hamtramck will offer vaccine...

Art & Culture

Allied Media Projects to continue arts, liberation, justice work at new LOVE Building

April 8th, 20210 DETROIT — Allied Media Projects (AMP), a renowned Detroit organization that has strong ties with the region’s Arab arts and activism community, is gearing up to transition to a new collaborative space in the city. AMP is best described as a network of people and projects that utilize media-based organizing towards it’s goal of...

COMMUNITY

Activists stage hunger strike, rally in D.C. against the war on Yemen

April 6th, 20210 - From contributor Laura Albast Activists from the Yemeni Liberation Movement (YLM) and other organizations held a rally at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. on Saturday. They carried banners calling for an end to the U.S.-backed Saudi blockade on the embattled country. The five Michigan natives leading the action staged a...

Art & Culture

In Geiger, Geoff Johns pens another Arab character into the comics world

April 6th, 20210 There’s no doubt, comic book fans are well aware of Geoff Johns' illustrious career. Whether writing for some of the DC Comics' most iconic series, being the creative force behind some of the company’s biggest movie hits or serving in various executive capacities, Johns’ time in the industry is nothing short of...

Local

Operation Next seeking 100 Metro Detroiters for free advanced manufacturing training

April 5th, 20210 DETROIT - A no-cost skills training program is now open to Metro Detroiters that are considering a career in advanced manufacturing, and companies looking to to provide valuable skills training to employees. Previously available to returning military vets, the Workforce Intelligence Network for Southeast Michigan (WIN) is now seeking...

COMMUNITY

Michigan continues to expand vaccinations efforts

March 31st, 20210 LANSING — Michigan will continue its upward trajectory in getting more and more residents vaccinated against the dangerous COVID-19 virus, as positive news came down the pipeline from Lansing in recent days. On Wednesday, Governor Whitmer raised the state’s vaccination goal from 50,000 to 100,000 shots per day. The new...

COMMUNITY

Update: Dearborn man charged with 15 counts in stabbing incident at Detroit hookah lounge

March 24th, 20210 DETROIT — Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Taha Shitawi, 34, of Dearborn, with 15 counts in the stabbing of five people, a 32-year-old man, two 31-year-old men, a 25-year-old man, all of Dearborn, and a 29-year-old woman, of Shelby Township, in a violent incident at Taiga Hookah Lounge in Detroit, Sunday...

U.S.A

Tlaib, Jayapal reintroduce bill to make monthly relief payments to Americans, without raising U.S. debt

March 23rd, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) and Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) are re-proposing a way to get monthly COVID-19 relief to Americans without adding to the national debt. The pair have reintroduced the Automatic BOOST to Communities (ABC) Act, which immediately provides a $2,000 payment using BOOST debit cards...

COMMUNITY

Detroit’s HUDA Clinic continues its mission of charitable, holistic community care

March 20th, 20210 DETROIT - 2021 should be a transformative year for HUDA Clinic in Detroit. Located near the Highland Park enclave in Detroit, the free clinic has been providing essential medical and psychological care services to the low income communities in Detroit and Hamtramck for almost two decades. The urgency of that care only intensified...

Health

Henry Ford performs first known COVID-linked double lung transplant in Michigan

March 17th, 20210 DETROIT — A Wyandotte woman whose lungs were irreparably damaged by COVID-19 and had two months earlier given birth for the first time received what is believed to be Michigan’s first double-lung transplant linked to the virus. Henry Ford Health System performed the procedure on 31-year-old Jackie Dennis, a special education...

COMMUNITY

35,000 people registered for Ford Field vaccination site in less than 24 hours

March 16th, 20210 MICHIGAN — Within 24 hours of opening registrations for Michiganders to get in line for COVID-19 vaccine appointment at upcoming Ford Field mass vaccination clinics, Meijer has registered more than 35,000 people. Registrations opened at 4 p.m. Monday, March 15. The company immediately saw an extremely high volume of people register...

COMMUNITY

Registration for vaccines at Ford Field, other clinics, now open in Michigan

March 15th, 20210 Michiganders can now begin registering for the COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Ford Field in Detroit. The mass vaccination site is set to officially open on March 24 and will administer some 6,000 doses a day. After the registration process is completed, people who have registered will receive an invitation either by phonemail or text...

COMMUNITY

All Michigan adults eligible for vaccine April 5; mass vaccination site soon at Ford Field

March 12th, 20210 MICHIGAN - Beginning Monday, April 5, all Michiganders age 16 and up who were not previously eligible will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Governor Whitmer and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced on Friday the state is expanding vaccination eligibility for Michiganders ages 16 and older with...

COMMUNITY

State expands vaccine eligibility to include those 50 years or older; Detroit expands to include UAW employees

March 3rd, 20210 LANSING — During a media event Wednesday, Governor Whitmer announced the expansion of vaccine distribution to begin March 8. Effective March 8, Michiganders 50 years or older with a pre-existing condition will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccines. Two weeks later, the state is expecting to be able to expand again to everyone...

Local

DTW gets award for customer satisfaction during pandemic

March 1st, 20210 DETROIT — The Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) has been recognized for customer service during the COVID-19 pandemic by the Airports Council International (ACI). The ACI rewarded the DTW with the 2020 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Award for Best Airport by Size and Region. The award is one of the highest honors in...

U.S.A

Tlaib reintroduces legislation to end discrimination in car insurance rates

February 28th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — A proposed legislation would end the car insurance industry’s practice of setting higher rates based on income, credit score, education levels and other factors unrelated to driving history and ability. U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) joined two of her colleagues to reintroduce the bill to ensure...

COMMUNITY

New TCF Banking Center opening in ACC Community Center on West Seven Mile in Detroit

February 26th, 20210 DETROIT — TCF Bank is celebrating the opening of its newest banking center in Detroit with a virtual grand opening event on Friday. The banking center is inside of the Arab American and Chaldean Council (ACC) Community Center on the city’s west side. The facility will fill a gap in a location where the nearest bank is more...

COMMUNITY

Effort underway to involve underrepresented communities in redistricting

February 18th, 20210 LANSING — The Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA) is leading an effort alongside a coalition of partners to provide training and resources to help underrepresented communities give testimony and legislative maps to the new Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (ICRC). The MNA is a statewide membership organization...

COMMUNITY

Detroit to begin vaccinating food service workers, janitors and security guards

February 2nd, 20210 DETROIT — Mayor Mike Duggan is expanding vaccination eligibility to food service employees, grocery store workers, janitors and security guards who live or work in the city. Regardless of age, any employee of these industries can call to schedule an appointment to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at the TCF Center. “Food service...

COMMUNITY

Community agency continues ramped-up food distribution efforts

January 29th, 20210 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — A community agency’s ramped-up efforts to bring much needed food and resources to those in need shows just how economically damaging the COVID-19 pandemic has been to Metro Detroit families. The Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency has partnered with Wayne County to fill in the gaps for county residents...

COMMUNITY

Michigan’s ambitious plan to end homelessness in the state

January 17th, 20210 DETROIT — The state of Michigan has released its 2020-2022 State Action Plan to end and prevent homelessness. More than 65,000 people in Michigan experienced homeless in 2018, according to the Michigan State Housing Development Authority annual report. The data reflects the projected number of literally homeless people, including...

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