Detroit News: on Civil Rights


Colin Powell: Didn’t attend Million Man March, but respects it

Colin Powell spent the day promoting his book, My American Journey, rather than attending the Million Man March in Washington. The decision not to attend, he said, had been “a tricky issue.” Powell joined other prominent black figures in expressing grudging respect for Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan’s success in staging the rally. But he said: “I wish somebody else had thought of the idea of the Million Man March rather than Minister Farrakhan. I deplore, I condemn the racist and anti-Semitic expressions that Minister Farrakhan has made over the years.“

Powell said he was tempted to join the march because he liked the idea behind it and was enticed by the size of the crowd, but decided against it because Farrakhan was the organizer. But now, he said, ”We should try to find out what is positive in this rather than just grind on the controversy as to who started it, who didn’t.“ He asserted that ”there’s not going to be one single leader for all African Americans.“

Source: Detroit News Oct 17, 1995

James Craig: Established LGBTQ outreach from Detroit police

Other initiatives under Craig include establishing an LGBTQ outreach and a Peer Support Group for officers dealing with stress. Craig generally received high marks from longtime Detroit civil rights activists. But groups that gained prominence last year to protest the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, including Detroit Will Breathe, have repeatedly called for Craig to be fired.
Source: The Detroit News on 2022 Michigan Gubernatorial race May 7, 2021

Leslie Love: First African American on Natural Resources Commission

Love represented the 10th House District from 2015 until 2020 and is now assistant deputy director for the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Metro-Region. In 2021, she became the first African American to serve on the state Natural Resources Commission, appointed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Last week, Love quit her post on the commission to run for the Senate.
Source: The Detroit News on 2024 Michigan Senate race May 5, 2023

  • The above quotations are from Media coverage of Michigan political races in Detroit News.
  • Click here for definitions & background information on Civil Rights.
  • Click here for other issues (main summary page).
2024 Presidential contenders on Civil Rights:
  Candidates for President & Vice-President:
V.P.Kamala Harris (D-CA)
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.(I-CA)
Chase Oliver(L-GA)
Dr.Jill Stein(D-MA)
Former Pres.Donald Trump(R-FL)
Sen.J.D.Vance(R-OH)
Gov.Tim Walz(D-MN)
Dr.Cornel West(I-NJ)

2024 presidential primary contenders:
Pres.Joe_Biden(D-DE)
N.D.Gov.Doug Burgum(R)
N.J.Gov.Chris_Christie(R)
Fla.Gov.Ron_DeSantis(R)
S.C.Gov.Nikki_Haley(R)
Ark.Gov.Asa_Hutchinson(R)
Former V.P.Mike Pence(R-IN)
U.S.Rep.Dean_Phillips(D-MN)
Vivek_Ramaswamy(R-OH)
S.C.Sen.Tim_Scott(R)
Please consider a donation to OnTheIssues.org!
Click for details -- or send donations to:
1770 Mass Ave. #630, Cambridge MA 02140
E-mail: submit@OnTheIssues.org
(We rely on your support!)

Page last updated: Oct 30, 2024