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Openly gay State Rep. Jeremy Moss was sworn in Sunday to his new role as state senator. An enthusiastic crowd of more than 100 came out to the Plumbers Local 98 headquarters in Madison Heights to hear speaker after speaker laud the young leader with praise before the oath of office was administered by Michigan Supreme Court Justice Bridget Mary McCormack.
In the wake of the August 16th death of the “Queen of Soul,” Aretha Franklin, Senators Kamala Harris (D-CA) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT), along with Representatives Brenda Lawrence (D-MI) and Doug Collins (R-GA) have introduced legislation to posthumously award Franklin the Congressional Gold Medal. The legendary artist died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 76.
Did Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg kind of . . . check out actor Armie Hammer while he was researching his part as her husband in the biopic “On the Basis of Sex?” That’s what the film’s star, Felicity Jones, more than implied while walking the red carpet at Tuesday night’s screening at the National Archives.
As House Democrats begin their oversight turn in Washington, among the first targets of their promised inquisition is Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder. Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Maryland, who takes over Jan. 1 as head of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, is threatening to subpoena Snyder to return to Congress for more testimony about the Flint water crisis.
In 2008, Congresswoman Karen Bass made history after being elected as the first ever African American woman to become Speaker of any state legislature. Since then, Bass has continued to represent the 37th congressional district of California by being an active voice for criminal justice reform, fighting for America’s foster care system, and strengthening the United States ties with Africa.
General Motors Chief Executive Mary Barra came under harsh criticism from members of Congress from Michigan on Thursday for building a new vehicle in Mexico while ending production at five North American assembly plants and cutting nearly 15,000 jobs.
Nearly one month after the November midterm elections, Black lawmakers on Capitol Hill have gained major leadership roles that will boost their collective power when the 116th Congress commences in January 2019. For the first time, two African American lawmakers will make history by holding top leadership positions in Congress at the same time.
Each Hanukkah, Erika Bocknek marvels at the multiple menorahs illuminating her family’s home as night falls. On Sunday, to mark the Jewish holiday beginning at sunset, the Farmington Hills resident received a torch representing a flame that lit a massive steel and glass version of the traditional candelabra during the Menorah in the D event in Detroit’s Campus Martius Park.
The pews of Adot Shalom Synagogue were filled to the brim Jan. 23, as more than 600 people came together to discuss the increase of anti-Semitism being felt by the Jewish community. The event was coordinated and hosted by the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, the Jewish Community Relations Council and the Anti-Defamation League.