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Here is an update for June 6th. Thought of the day: “Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” – Barack Obama It’s the weekend, after weeks of experiencing almost every emotion under the sun I hope people take time to self-care, take a deep breath, and reflect on focusing on the… Read more »

Here is an update for June 4th. Thought of the day: “Each person must live their life as a model for others.” - Rosa Parks People are speaking out. Injustice remains and the country’s conscious is being roused. This photo, taken yesterday in Westland, speaks to our future. Everyone is big enough to do something. We can all listen more and learn about our nation’s deep… Read more »

Here is an update for June 3rd. Thought of the day: “The menace to America today is in the emphasis on what separates us rather than on what brings us together” — Robert Bellah Cities across America remain scenes of protests, messages being delivered by those that care about injustice, brutality, intolerance, inequity, discrimination, demanding the change that is needed. Many are… Read more »

Here is an update for June 2nd.  Thought of the day: “If you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to do something about it.” – John Lewis Dr. King taught us “riots are the language of the unheard.” Yesterday, I joined Survivors Speak in Ann Arbor to listen, talk, and engage in what it means to be black in America. We are at a… Read more »

Here is an update for June 1st. Thought of the day: “We must continue to go forward as one people, as brothers and sisters.” — John Lewis There is strong recognition that George Floyd's death was murder and the anger, rage, anxiety, depression, frustration of years of inaction requires action by all of us. The words of Dr. King remind us: “We are caught in an inescapable… Read more »

Here is an update for May 31st.  Thought of the day: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” — Dr. Martin Luther King Sunday is supposed to be a day of rest. Our country is anything but at rest.  These are turbulent times, our nation was already on edge, afraid, anxious, hurting, suffering. And COVID has not disappeared. We must all be committed at… Read more »

Here is an update for May 30th. Thought of the day: “Take the time to do what you love to do this weekend.” — Catherine Pulsifer Yesterday, Michigan reported 607 new COVID-19 cases and 34 COVID-19 related deaths. The number of cases has increased from the day before. This virus is still very real and shows we must be smart about the slow reopening process. We all have… Read more »

Here is an update for May 29th. Thought of the day: “At any given moment you have the power to say: this is not how the story is going to end”  — Christine Mason Miller Got back to Michigan last night from Washington. Our work continues to ensure people receive the relief they need. The number of new cases across Michigan continues to fall. Yesterday confirmed 406 new… Read more »

Dr. Martin Luther King observed “a riot is the language of the unheard. And what is it that America has failed to hear?.....many in moments of anger, many in moments of deep bitterness engage in riots.” He continued “I will always say that riots are socially destructive and self-defeating....But what is it that America has failed to hear? .....it has failed to hear that large… Read more »

Here is an update for May 28th. Thought of the day: “Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves.” ― Horace Mann Yesterday marked a very sad milestone for our country as over 100,000 Americans have died related to COVID-19. Over 5,000 of those deaths have come from Michiganders. Families, friends and loved ones have been lost forever. Giants of our community and… Read more »