January 10, 2025

The New Citizens Press

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New Non-Profit has partnered with a Large National Event to Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day –Turn the Volume Up on Peace

Rina Risper04 mins

Martin Luther King Jr.
 
Life’s Connections is a new non-profit organization located in Grand Rapids which opened its doors with a splash on 1.1.12, announcing our city’s participation in a national event to raise awareness about youth violence.
 
We want to make sure that our city is recognized on a national level with an event to raise awareness about this important issue.” says Executive Director, Danielle Muncey-Key. 

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Fast Facts: Barking Up the Right (Family) Tree

Rina Risper04 mins

By Anne R., Reference Librarian

Researching family history is a popular pastime, and one that people feel passionate about. In response to many requests for help with this specialized research, the Downtown Lansing branch of the Capital Area District Library is offering several classes on the topic.

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The HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Why It’s Still Taboo

Rina Risper015 mins

By Karla Robinson, MD
 
V/AIDS remains a huge burden in the Black community.  According to recent estimates from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) roughly one-half of all new HIV/AIDS diagnoses are in African Americans.  The infection rate statistics are sobering.  1 in every 16 Black men and 1 in every 30 Black women will be infected with HIV in their lifetime.

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News Spotlight: Backpacks, not the bombs inside, key to finding DNA

Rina Risper04 mins

EAST LANSING, MI — Catching terrorists who detonate bombs may be easier by testing the containers that hide the bombs rather than the actual explosives, according to pioneering research led by Michigan State University.
 

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News Spotlight: Michigan Legislative Black Caucus Files Lawsuit to Halt Michigan Legislative Redistricting Plan

Rina Risper04 mins

LANSING — Today, the Michigan Legislative Black Caucus (MLBC), along with the Detroit Branch NAACP, UAW and Latin Americans for Social and Economic Development (LaSED) today announced a lawsuit filed against State of Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and Secretary of State Ruth Johnson to halt the implementation of the Michigan Legislative Redistricting Plan.

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T.E.A.M. 517: STOP THE VIOLENCE MOVEMENT

Rina Risper03 mins

COMMUNITY
CONVERSATION
FORUM
Saturday,
December 17, 2011, 1 -3 pm
Capital Area District Library

Home for the Holidays:  Recording artist Cate Storm (Cathy Nikundiwe), who is originally from Lansing was visiting from Atlanta, Georgia.  She said, “Violence has been an issue in the Lansing community for many years and everyone has been affected in one way or the other. I was happy to be able to show my support when I was in town.”
Photo by Brandyn Armstrong

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Foreclosed Homeowners Re-Occupy Their Homes

Rina Risper08 mins

By  Zaineb Mohammed
New America Media

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Carolyn Gage was evicted from her foreclosed home in January. Earlier this month, she moved back in.

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Urban Housecalls: Understanding Fatigue

Rina Risper07 mins

 

 

 

By Karla Robinson, MD

Characterized by a lack of motivation, lack of energy, and lack of concentration, fatigue is a common complaint experienced by more than thirty percent of people in this country.  While the term is often mistakenly used interchangeably with drowsiness, fatigue really is a separate condition, and is sometimes the sign of something more serious.  

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We Remember: Ygnacio “Notch” Bermudez November 10, 2011 – May 16, 1976

Rina Risper012 mins

STOP THE VIOLENCE RALLY

November 26, 2011
12 Noon – 3 pm
Capital Steps
Lansing, MI

LEFT:  Ygnacio “Notch” Bermudez, Justin Christian and Big Perm at one of their events.

Photo by Brandyn Armstrong

LANSING, MI — Ygnacio “Notch” Bermudez was a young 35 when he died on November 10, 2011.  He was born May 16, 1976 in Lansing, Michigan. His mother, Ruth Lopez, tearfully said that her son was her best friend.

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Start a Business?! How ’bout Occupy Entrepreneurship?

Rina Risper07 mins

By Chris Rabb

www.newamericamedia.org

I recently came across a pithy, anti-Occupy Wall Street column in Entrepreneur Magazine that encouraged protesters to go home and create start-up ventures instead of standing up for social and economic justice. The column was just under 400 words, but I can summarize it for you: Stop complaining and start a business. Though the conservative argument behind it was neither new nor particularly well-founded, it was aggressively inane and patently misguided all the same.

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