October 24, 2025

The New Citizens Press

News For, By and About People

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Aboutthatcar.com: 2013 Fiat 500c Abarth Cabrio

Rina Risper08 mins

By Frank S. Washington
 
DETROIT,  MI — Fun can come in small packages and in this case it is the Fiat 500c Abarth Cabrio.
 
A 160 horsepower 1.4-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine that made 170 pound-feet of torque doesn’t sound like much oomph. But put it under the hood of a 2,512 lb. micro car and you’ve got a bullet on four wheels.

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Talking About Race Heals

Rina Risper06 mins

By Rick Garcia
 
It doesn’t matter if you’re White, Black, Brown, Yellow, Red or any combination of our “Hue” man race.  It does matter if we don’t have a conversation about race.  Racism is another ball of wax, but for purposes of examining our current state of the current socio-economic challenges, we have to look at race for what it is:  fear of what is not known.

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Capital City Call Out Auto Show 

Rina Risper010 mins

Damion Jordan’s 1968 Chevrolet Impala that  his cousin, Nathan “Young N8” Loveless, a City Limit Car Club Member, used to own before he passed away in 2010 at the young age of 26. 
 
Courtesy photo
 

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The Kid’s Doctor: Remember Summer food safety tips in the Fall too

Rina Risper06 mins

By Sue Hubbard, M.D.
 
    Whether you’re spending a day at a local park, or in your own back yard, food is sure to be part of your special day. And whenever you cook and/or serve food outdoors, keep food safety in mind.
 

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Retire Smart: Lessons from Detroit

Rina Risper08 mins

By Jill Schlesinger
Tribune Media Services
 
  On July 18, Detroit filed for Chapter 9 federal bankruptcy protection. At over $18 billion in liabilities, it is the country’s largest-ever municipal bankruptcy case. Although there have been rampant accusations of financial mismanagement and scapegoating, the main culprit for Detroit’s woes was demographic: The city’s population, which peaked at 1.8 million in the 1950s, now stands at 700,000 after many middle-class workers and businesses fled the city, taking their tax dollars with them.

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Interpersonal Edge: Make verbal abuser accountable

Rina Risper06 mins

By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Media Services
 
  Q. I have a coworker who is constantly verbally abusive. He calls me names, yells and puts my work down. I have to work with this guy a lot, and I’m ending up calling in sick just to avoid him. When I go to my boss, she just tells me to work harder at “getting along,” like it is my fault. I like my job but can’t tolerate my coworker. What can I do?

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African culture thrives in ‘Mother of George’

Rina Risper05 mins

By Samantha Ofole-Prince
 
Slow, steady and stylish are three words that best describe Andrew Dosunmu’s latest offering “Mother of George.”
 
For Dosunmu, a Nigeria-born director, New York is once again the city of choice. It’s where he filmed his last movie “Restless City” and it’s in Brooklyn we follow the life of Adenike (Danai Gurira), a Nigerian newlywed who resorts to drastic measures after she discovers that she’s unable to conceive a child.
 

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Break Bread While Breaking the Ice: Fellowship Luncheon is Once Again a Success for Local Professionals

Rina Risper011 mins

“Fellowship Fellas”  started meeting for lunch and decided to invite others to their very popular fellowship luncheon Above: (Top Right) Lindsay Huddleston, Jackie Jerome Marks and Dennis McCants
Seated:  James Butler III and Judge Donald Allen
TNCP photos

 
 
By Deborah M. Walker
 
“It’s not about me, it’s not about the founders, it’s about us,” said Jackie Jerome Marks as he addressed guests at the semi-annual fellowship luncheon.
 
Looking around at the sea of smiling faces it’s easy to see the comradery that the fellowship luncheon brings. A chance to network, share ideas and connect with old friends the fellowship luncheon is a hot spot for young black professionals in the Lansing area.

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Apocalypse Lifestyle

Rina Risper09 mins

 Rina Risper will return in the next edition with “Excuse me are you listening?”.  Her son, Gianni Risper has been writing for the paper for almost 5 years.  He is a 21-year-old student at Lansing Community College.
“Apocalypse Lifestyle”
 

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