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Detroit, Emergency Manager, Governor Snyder, Homeless, housing, HUD, Poverty, President Obama, Renters September 21, 2013

Obama Administration and Detroit Housing Needs

Obama Administration officials are coming to Detroit next week to discuss how to leverage existing federal funds to help the boost the city. This, like all previous meetings, is by invite only. We’re told that…

Detroit, MWRO, Poverty, Poverty Tour, President Obama, Wall Street August 8, 2011

Detroiters Speak Out at Poverty Tour

Today, members of Michigan Welfare Rights Organization and others joined forces and met Tavis Smiley and Dr. Cornel West’s “The Poverty Tour” with our point of view. The session was electric with some 200-300 residents…