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Saturday, August 30, 2014

AFRICAN HISTORY NETWORK: REV. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. SPEAKING ONE DAY BEFORE HE WAS ASSASSINATED

BLACK HISTORY FACT: THE ROOT: LOST BLACK TOWNS

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

CONSOLIDATED 9-1-1 CENTER TO SERVE FOUR COMMUNITIES

Sunday, August 24, 2014

AFRICAN HISTORY NETWORK SHOW - LISTEN IN, MON TO FRI 8PM TO 10PM


LISTEN TO THE AFRICAN HISTORY NETWORK BY CLICKING HERE


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Thursday, August 21, 2014

BLACK LIVES SUMMED UP IN ONE PICTURE


Wednesday, August 20, 2014

HAVE CITY OFFICIALS IN MAPLE HEIGHTS TAKEN STEPS TO KEEP THE TRAFFIC CAMERA BAN MEASURE FROM REACHING VOTERS?

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

FORMER CONGRESSMAN DENNIS KUCINICH ON THE MILITARIZATION OF POLICE AND THE THREAT TO DEMOCRACY

BLACK HISTORY FACT: MAJ. GEN. CHARLES F. BOLDEN JR. AFRICAN AMERICAN ASTRONAUT WAS BORN ON THIS DATE IN 1946

"BLACK OUT MONDAY" SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

 
 



Monday, August 18, 2014

WHO SHOULD POLICE A PREDOMINANTELY BLACK COMMUNITY?

Saturday, August 16, 2014

HOW OFTEN DO POLICE SHOOT UNARMED BLACK MEN?

Friday, August 15, 2014

BLACK HISTORY FACT: ERNEST EVERETT JUST, AFRICAN AMERICAN BIOLOGIST AND EDUCATOR, BORN AUGUST 14, 1883

W.E.A.'s 8TH ANNUAL NATIONAL WOMEN'S BUSINESS CONFERENCE, AUG 22-23, 2014

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

VIDEO: GRANNY'S GOT HER GROOVE ON

THE HISTORY OF VOTING

BLACK HISTORY FACT: JOYCELYN ELDERS FORMER U.S. SURGEON GENERAL, BORN ON THIS DATE IN 1933

Monday, August 11, 2014

BHF: CARL ROWAN: AFRICAN AMERICAN JOURNALIST, BORN ON THIS DATE IN 1925

Sunday, August 10, 2014

DELTA SIGMA THETA - CELEBRATING SISTERHOOD, SCHOLARSHIP AND SERVICE

Thursday, August 7, 2014

BLACK HISTORY FACT: RALPH J BUNCHE, AFRICAN AMERICAN SCHOLAR AND DIPLOMAT, BORN ON THIS DATE IN 1904

VOTING RIGHTS

BLACK HISTORY FACT: MARK MATTHEWS, AFRICAN AMERICAN BUFFALO SOLDIER, BORN ON THIS DATE IN 1894

AFRICAN AMERICAN LEADERSHIP SERIES - AUGUST: LEON BIBB, 2014 BLACK PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

JENNIFER HUDSON GIVES DEEPLY MOVING MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO OPRAH WINFREY


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Jennifer Hudson sings "I'm Here" from "The Color Purple," to honor Oprah Winfrey, Kennedy Center Honoree. Hudson was joined by a choir from Winfrey's Alma mater, Tennessee State University.
 Scott Sanders Produced The Color Purple Musical and The AMAZING Allee Willis, along with Brenda Russell and Stephen Bray composed the brilliant score. — with Scott Sanders and Allee Willis.

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

MAPLE HEIGHTS RESIDENTS PROTEST SPEED CAMERAS AND DROP OFF PETITIONS AT CITY HALL


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NAACP SAYS "NO" TO COUNCILMAN REED'S STOP, QUESTION, AND FRISK PROPOSAL

Sunday, August 3, 2014

BEWARE: PHOTO ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS ARE IN MAPLE HEIGHTS

Maybe our eyes are playing tricks on us, but did Maple Heights change their big photo radar (or was it photo enforced ?) signs to smaller photo enforced white signs (?).  Photo enforced could mean anything from photo radar to red light cameras to speed cameras -whatever (fixed and portable).
 
 
So go the speed limit, which for all of Warrensville Center Rd in Maple is 25 mph; and for most (if not all) of Broadway in Maple is 25 mph.
 
 
Remember, .. every council person voted for the use of the speed cameras; and according to channel 19, the traffic cam issue was sponsored by the mayor.   

If you disagree with the photo-monitoring cameras, tell the mayor and your council person how you feel about these  photo enforced cameras.


[LATEST NEWS, August 4, 2014 ... IN ADDITION TO SPEED CAMERAS ON WARRENSVILLE CENTER RD AND BROADWAY, TRAFFIC COPS HAVE ALSO BEEN SPOTTED ON WARRENSVILLE CENTER RD AND NORTHFIELD RD. ... THE AREAS THAT ARE TARGETED ARE EAST SIDE AND 25 MPH ZONES,... SO JUST DO 25 MPH UNLESS YOU WANT TO GIVE UP YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY ON A $100 PHOTO RELATED FINE, OR EVEN MORE IF A TRAFFIC COP PULLS YOU OVER FOR SPEEDING]

August 5, 2014



BELOW IS MAPLE HEIGHTS FIVE YEAR RECOVERY PLAN (DATED 7/28/2014) GIVEN TO US BY A MEMBER OF COUNCIL.  THIS PLAN WILL SUPPOSEDLY GET MAPLE HEIGHTS OUT OF FISCAL WATCH.  NOTE IT RELIES HEAVILY ON LEVIES AND REVENUE FROM PHOTO MONITORING (SPEED CAMERAS, ETC.)  THE DOCUMENT IS WAITING ON THE STATE AUDITOR'S SIGNATURE.

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