This editorial, by MCHR board member Bill Wylie-Kellermann, was recently posted here and was originally printed in the Spring 2015 edition of On the Edge, a paper of the Detroit Catholic Worker. THIS MORNING, guys came into the soup kitchen full of news that Kelly’s Mission up the street (where a number of our guests […]
From Ferguson to New York, from Inkster to South Carolina, an alarming number of African-Americans are being shot, killed and/or beaten by police; victims of racial profiling. To date, there have been few, if any consequences for the perpetrators of these crimes. Hear Professor Blanche B. Cook’s presentation on this disturbing practice and its effect […]
Michigan Coalition for Human Rights and Peace Action MI present: The Spring 2015 Film Series! Schedule for Spring 2015 Film Series: April 15th- WSU presents Invisible Heroes: African Americans in the Spanish Civil War tells the story of the 85 African Americans who in 1936 joined the International Brigades in support of the Spanish Republic. […]
MCHR wants you to help us revitalize Viola Liuzzo Park! Click here to download the flyer MCHR and Gospel Tabernacle Church are committed to restore and revitalize this Detroit park, located near 8 Mile and Greenfield in NW Detroit, which honors the life and sacrifice of Detroit’s Viola Liuzzo. Mrs. Liuzzo was murdered by the […]
Join MCHR for multiple events celebrating the life of Viola Liuzzo and the pending renovations of Viola Liuzzo Park during the week of her birthday! APRIL 11 4:00-7:00 p.m. – Celebration of Friends of Viola Liuzzo Park Celebrate what would have been Viola Liuzzo’s 90th birthday at Viola Liuzzo Park (Trojan & Winthrop. 1 […]
