MSU offers Midwest’s first Ph.D. in Chicano/Latino Studies
EAST LANSING, MI — Michigan State University has launched the first doctoral program in Chicano/Latino Studies in the Midwest – and only the second in the nation.
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News Briefs 6-19
“Walk a Mile in These Shoes” Exhibit, Lansing Black Lawyers Association Free Legal Education Workshop and Kids Halloween Costume Party, 5th Annual Gourmet Gents Fundraiser, Uplift Our Youth Foundation, Safety Union Set to Bring Community Together
Viola Liuzzo Exhibit to Open at Women’s Historical Center October 20: Slain Civil Rights Worker Is a Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame Honoree
A Civil Rights worker from Detroit who was murdered by members of the Ku Klux Klan following the March to Montgomery in 1965 is the subject of a dramatic new exhibit at the Michigan Women’s Historical Center.
General Motors Workers Strike Nationwide on Job Security, Economic Issues
Shortly before lunch thousands of General Motors employees walked off the job and picked up strike posters…
Michigan’s Wine Grape Acreage Continues to Grow
There are many events this fall that provide opportunities to sample a variety of Michigan wines
News Briefs 6-18
Prepare Disaster Plan For Your Pets, Ending Stereotypes for America, Dreams for Darfur Olympic Torch Relay and Rally,
Auto Body Credit Union Was Prepared to Offer Auto Workers and Suppliers a HAND
Auto Body Credit Union (ABCU) was set to Lend a HAND to auto workers and suppliers impacted by the recently ended strike on General Motors.
IRS Determines NAACP Should Retain Tax Exempt Status
Investigation concludes Association did not violate tax laws or commit undue political intervention
Source: NAACP
OCTOBER IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MONTH
BISHOP WEEKS HOLDS PRESS CONFERENCE:
Juanita Bynum’s husband maintains there are ‘two sides to every story.’
Fast Facts On Wine
Michigan has 14,600 acres of vineyards making Michigan the fourth largest grape-growing state.