Last night, as a good many of us were glued to our computers, reading up on the details surrounding the shooting death of Terence Crutcher, the most recent unarmed black man known to have been killed by police in America, someone was apparently spray-painting racist graffiti outside of Eastern Michigan University’s King Hall, an administrative […]
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The racist graffiti at EMU, the subsequent protest, and the bigger picture
Posted in Civil Liberties, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged birther, black lives matter, Darius Simpson, Donald Trump, Eastern Michigan University, EMU, graffiti, James M. Smith, KKK, Ku Klux Klan, racism, Terence Crutcher, white power 89 Comments
Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interview: Christine Laughren
After nearly 25 years in Ypsi, the empowered little girl you see below will soon be breaking free. Please join me in wishing Christine Laughren safe travels as she embarks on the next chapter of her life, far away from the American midwest… Here’s her official exit interview. MARK: What first brought you to Ypsi? […]
Posted in Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Africa, Agriculture, Andrew Cipolla, Back to Ypsilanti, Carpenter Road, Christine Laughren, Dan DuChene, Dom Bakery, ebola, Elbow Room, EMU, exit interviews, FLY Children's Art Center, Ford Lake, Frog Island, frogs, From Michigan to Ghana with Love, Ghana, Growing Hope, Heritage Media, Highland, iSPY, karaoke, Lincoln Consolidated, Mark Norris, Pakmode Media, Peace Corps, Pure Michigan, Ridgewood Apartments, Shadow Art Fair, sprawl, Visit Ypsilanti, water tower, Ypsi Citizen, Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews, Ypsilanti Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, Ypsilanti Citizen, Ypsilanti Frog Killing Coalition, Ypsilanti Township 8 Comments