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Mayor Amanda Edmonds, Sheriff Jerry Clayton, Superintendent Ben Edmondson, and community activist Jeannette Hadden join local teens Justin Thomas, Cameron Reid and Andres Stockdill in discussing how we empower young people in Ypsilanti, and the music of Soft Milk …on this weekend’s Saturday Six Pack

By Mark | August 20, 2015

It’ll be a really tight fit, but, this Saturday evening, I’ll have Mayor Amanda Edmonds, Washtenaw County Sheriff Jerry Clayton, Superintendent of Ypsilanti Community Schools Dr. Benjamin Edmondson, and community activist Jeannette Hadden, along with Ypsi teens Justin Thomas and Cameron Reid from Dedicated to Make a Change, Andres Stockdill from Washtenaw Interfaith Coalition for […]

Posted in The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized | Also tagged Amanda Edmonds, Andres, Andres Stockdill, Ask-A-Teen, Benjamin Edmondson, Cameron Reid, crime, Dedicated to Make a Change, Dylan Beckwith, Eli Stevick, Finesse Gang, gangs, gun violence, guns, Jerry Clayton, Justin Thomas, Keandre Duff, Keon Washington, law enforcement, murder, Ozone House, police, Rakk Life, Soft Milk, teens, WICIR teen group | 16 Comments

Mayor Amanda Edmonds, Sheriff Jerry Clayton, Superintendent Ben Edmondson, community activist Jeannette Hadden, and local teen Justin Thomas discuss plans to empower kids and curb youth violence in Ypsilanti, and the lovely, fuzzy, power pop of Minihorse …on this weekend’s Saturday Six Pack

By Mark | July 30, 2015

This weekend on the Saturday Six Pack we’ll be discussing Ypsilanti’s recent wave of teen violence with Mayor Amanda Edmonds, Washtenaw County Sheriff Jerry Clayton, Superintendent of Ypsilanti Community Schools Dr. Benjamin Edmondson, community activist Jeannette Hadden, and local high school student Justin Thomas, who will be representing the teen organization Dedicated to Make a […]

Posted in The Saturday Six Pack, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Amanda Edmonds, Benjamin Edmondson, BOH, Dedicated to Make a Change, Finesse Gang, gangs, guns, Jerry Clayton, jobs, Justin Thomas, Keandre Duff, Keon Washington, Minihorse, minimum wage, public education, Rakk Life, tax breaks, teens, the top 1%, threats to public education, wealth inequality, Ypsilanti Community Schools | 12 Comments

“Let’s do this in a peaceful way,” Ypsilanti pastor urges law enforcement agencies participating in gang crack down

By Mark | July 23, 2015

I decided to take my lunch hour today and attend the press conference called by the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Department on the subject of gang violence in Ypsilanti. What follow are my rough notes. If, after reading through them, you find yourself wanting more, I’d suggest watching the video at the end of the post, […]