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Governor Whitmer, Racial Disparities Task Force Release Interim Report Showing Significant Progress in Protecting Communities of Color from the Spread of COVID-19

LANSING, Mich. -- Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan COVID-19 Task Force on Racial Disparities, Chaired by Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II, released an interim report detailing the significant progress Michigan has made in protecting communities of color from the spread of COVID-19.   “From the beginning, our administration has listened to medical experts and taken a fact-based approach to eliminating COVID-19 in our most vulnerable communities, and we have seen significant progress,” said Governor Whitmer. “Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist and the leaders on the Task Force have been […]

todayDecember 3, 2020

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Muskegon Heights Police Officer to receive the Purple Heart

Officer Robert Kooi, of the Muskegon Heights Police Department has beenawarded the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police (MACP) Medal of Honor and the Purple Heart. Officer Kooi was shot in the line of duty on July 6, 2019.The Executive Director of the MACP will be presenting these awards to Officer Kooi on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 beginning at 2:00 pm on the football field of the Muskegon Heights High School Academy located at 2441 Sanford St. Social distancing restrictions […]

todayAugust 14, 2020

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Local Group Seeking Answers on Racial Inequality from the County Commissioners, Sheriff, Prosecutor and City Officials.

This community is looking to the County Commissioners to do the difficult job of examining, reviewing and makechanges to release the shackles of oppression on communities of color and the poor. Charlotte Johnson F.I.S.T. Committee County Commissioners – Rillastine Wilkins, Marcia Hovey-Wright, Susie Hughes, Robert Scolnik, Zack Lahring, CharlesNash, Gary Foster, John Snider, Kenneth Mahoney, Prosecuting Attorney D.J. Hilson, Sheriff Michael Poulin Photo by Anna Gustafson “If the system in which the jail operates is flawed, even good officers can […]

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Theo Wilson to Address 24th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Breakfast on Jan. 17

Theo Wilson to Address 24th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Breakfast on Jan. 17 Theo Wilson, a Renaissance man who infiltrated the alt right and now offers insights into hate speech, will provide the keynote address at the sold-out 24th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Breakfast on Friday, Jan. 17, 2020 in Muskegon Community College’s Collegiate Hall. The annual event celebrates the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and seeks to build understanding in the community.  Immediately […]

todayJanuary 16, 2020 1

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103.7 The Beat & M106-FM to Host 2019 City Election Debate

For Immediate Release 103.7 The Beat/M106-FM 2019 City Election Debate Muskegon/Muskegon Heights, MI-October 30, 2019-103.7 The Beat and M106-FM are having a debate for the city of Muskegon and Muskegon Heights.  Candidates include: city commissioners from Ward I Jennifer Ross, Ward II Jeanette Burt-Moore and Willie German Jr., and Ward III Michael Ramsey and  Lawrence Spataro, Muskegon Heights Mayoral candidates Kim Sims and Walter Watt, and Muskegon Heights City Council candidates Derrick Collins,Ulis Ellis Jr., Dari Hines and Kellie Kitchen.     […]

todayOctober 30, 2019

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Disgraced Police Officer Charles Anderson and Officer Scott Zonnebelt are more likely to arrest Blacks than any other race according to their arrest records.

It was on August 7th, 2019 that Rob Mathis, a U.S. Army veteran who was born and raised in Detroit took to Facebook a chilling experience he and his family had in the home of Muskegon officer Charles Anderson. Rob Mathis posted on Facebook that he and his wife saw Confederate flags in the house and garage, and a framed “Application for citizenship” to the Ku Klux Klan on a wall in a bedroom. Mathis posted a picture of the […]

todaySeptember 4, 2019