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Monthly Archives: February 2012

Power at Its Best: Matty Moroun Behind Bars

February 23, 2012by critmom

by Aaron Handelsman Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love. —Dr. Martin Luther […]

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Finding A New Community Truth

February 23, 2012by critmom

by Shea Howell The Metro Detroit Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was seated in November 2011 before a crowd of about 300 people gathered at Cobo Hall. The nine Commissioners […]

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Black & White, What Is All The Fuss About? Truth & Reconciliation!

February 23, 2012by critmom

by Yusef Bunchy Shakur Detroit is a city that became 85% Black by default and the surrounding cities became 85% white by design. In order to further overstand the social, […]

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Emergency Managers get Taken to Court: An Update On The Case Against Public Act 4

February 23, 2012by critmom

by Paul Abowd While citizens groups collect signatures to put the Emergency Manager law up for referendum, the Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social Justice has rooted its months-long […]

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The Takeover of Detroit

February 23, 2012by critmom

By William Copeland Reprinted with permission from The Dominion The NBC show “Parks and Recreation” features a relatively benign and good-natured Emergency Management Team that motivates city workers to creatively […]

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On the Corner: Diverse(soup)city

February 22, 2012by critmom

Lacey Harris You pull up on Joseph Campau in Hamtramck, and head toward Maria’s Comida–famous for it’s unique fusion of Mexican and Chinese favorites. Tonight is a special night though, […]

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Left Turn Magazine Moves Fully Online: An Open Letter from the Collective

February 17, 2012by critmom

Dear Detroit Community,We have published the final issue of our print publication. Like many other independent magazines     and newspapers, Left Turn has struggled with continuing to publish a […]

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Would The Real Midtown Please Stand Up?

February 15, 2012by critmom 2 Comments

A Cultural History of the Cass Corridor By D. Sands There’s a quiet turf war going down in Detroit. Or maybe it’s a capital-intensive neighborhood re-branding campaign. It really depends […]

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Book Review: Arab & Arab American Feminisms

February 14, 2012by critmom Leave a comment

Arab & Arab American Feminisms: Gender, Violence, & Belonging Ed. by Rabab Abdulhadi, Evelyn Alsultany, and Nadine Naber Syracuse University Press, 2011 Reviewed by Triana Kazaleh Sirdenis Nearly ten years […]

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The Battle for Water in Detroit Continues

February 13, 2012by critmom Leave a comment

by People’s Water Board Coalition It’s unbelievable that a community surrounded by 20 percent of the fresh surface water in the world would have to worry about water shut offs […]

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