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The City of Southfield celebrates Juneteenth with week of activities and events June 1
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City of Southfield Celebrates Juneteenth The city of Southfield celebrates Juneteenth with a week of activities and events June 13-22. Pearls of Service Foundation (PSF)and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (AKA), Inc.® – Pi Tau Omega Chapter, Southfield Public Library, Southfield Parks & Recreation and Southfield Historical Society, is pleased to announce the 2022 lineup for…
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Ypsilanti Juneteenth Celebration
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Ypsilanti Juneteenth Celebration 2022 is the 2nd annual event in downtown Ypsilanti. Powered by the people, it will take place on June 18th & 19th in the parking lot behind Puffer Red’s at 107 Ferris St. June 18th will be a day of dancing, music and creativity. Bring the kids out for our #BlackJoy Kids…
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Juneteenth Freedom Weekend Detroit
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Don’t miss Juneteenth Freedom Weekend! This year, the City of Detroit, Metro Detroit Black Business Alliance, Detroit Branch NAACP, Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Juneteenth Jubilee, Detroit Means Business and Eastern Market Development Corporation have partnered to celebrate Juneteenth in DETROIT! Events are slated for 3 days, starting with a block party…
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Silence the Violence March & Rally
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Silence the Violence March & Rally is set for Saturday, June 4th, 2022 at 10 am. Meet at Church of the Messiah Detroit at 231 East Grand Blvd., Detroit, MI 48207. This is the 15th Annual Silence the Violence event organized by the Church of the Messiah Detroit. Community activists, leaders, and organizations from across…
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Adopt a Block Clean Up
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Adopt a Block Clean Up! The People’s Action and PPM Detroit invite on and all to a block cleanup at 5610 Greenway, Detroit MI on Sunday, May 29th from 2-5 pm. Build community, get free resources (voting registration, expungement, job opportunities, life insurance) & help make the block a place where you want to be!For…
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Voter Turnout Call to Action
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Voter Turnout Call to Action! Join When You Vote I Win! for a day of voter education and fun. The event will take place at People’s Community Church 8601 Woodward Avenue, Detroit MI 48104. The event goes from 12:30 – 2:30 pm with a Meet and Greet set for 12:30-1 pm. Refreshments will be served.
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Metro Detroit Barber College Hosts Community Fair
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Come out Saturday, May 28th from 9 am to 4 pm for the Detroit Community Fair and Voter Drive at Metro Detroit Barber College 7443 McNichols, Detroit 48221 A whole day of FREE FUN! FREE hair cuts, food, swag, plus opportunities for voter registration/education. There will be a DJ too! Sponsored by Nation Outside. For…
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Fight Housing Discrimination Against Felons
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Nation Outside is asking the public sign a petition to help fight housing discrimination in Lansing. The petition will be sent to the Lansing City Mayor, Andy Schor, and the city council. The petition urges the city to consider adopting a “Fair Chance” housing policy. This policy would give people with a criminal record a…
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Deadline to Register for Movement School Detroit Classes Extended
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Movement School Campus: Detroit has extended registration through May 20th for a series of courses designed for people who want to take activism to the next level. Movement School is a project of Organize for Justice, a 501(c)(4) social welfare advocacy organization & the sister organization of Justice Democrats. Movement School began as an initiative among…
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Voting Groups Host Annual Summit on June 23rd
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The Voter Participation Center and the Center for Voter Information will be hosting our annual summit on Thursday, June 23 from 1 – 4 PM ET via Zoom. We hope you can join us for an afternoon of conversations on the importance and urgency of our work to engage the New American Majority (NAM) in…
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Exciting New Fundraising Opportunity for VAAC
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VAAC is working with a great organization called Balloon Juice that is helping us fund raise in a big way. Balloon Juice is an innovative donation matching program that leverages our VAAC donor commitments to solicit funds on our behalf. We hope to raise up to $40K through this effort. If you are interested in…
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VAAC Member Spotlight: E.B. Jordan
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This month’s honoree is powerhouse E.B. Jordan. Her work with VAAC is driven by her passion to make sure that people know that they can vote even if with a felony. (Check her out in VAAC’s Yes, You CAN Vote video!) Determined not to let any barriers hold her back, E.B. founded her own non-profit…
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