BTL Staff
Metro Detroit Juneteenth Celebrations
A day of celebration originally in 1865, June 19, or Juneteenth as it came to be called, commemorates the day when Union Army General Gordon Granger read General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, stating that all slaves were free and equal in [...]
Affirmations LGBTQ Community Center to Host Pride Telethon June 27
FERNDALE – In celebration of Pride Month, the Affirmations LGBTQ Community Center will host a six-hour livestreaming event called the Pride Telethon 2020 on Saturday, June 27, starting at noon. It will feature interviews with community members, [...]
Gov. Whitmer Declares June 2020Pride Month in Michigan
LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared June 2020 Pride Month in Michigan to celebrate LGBTQ+ individuals and recognize the important work that must be done to create a more equitable state for all identities, genders, races, ethnicities and [...]
Remembering Lynn
Across 1 Mark Bingham of 9/11 5 "I ___ Kick Out of You" 9 Desperate cry 13 Bird, to Brutus 14 Come together 16 Estimating words 17 Kerry, who plays Mia on 48-/64-Across 19 Animal that's no breeder 20 Martin of _Grace and Frankie_ et al. 21 Without [...]
Ingham County Declares Racism a Public Health Crisis
LANSING – Racism has officially been declared a public health crisis in Ingham County. The Ingham County Board of Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution to declare it so Tuesday evening. The resolution was moved by Commissioner Derrell [...]
Coulter: $10 Million Nonprofit Recovery Fund to Aid COVID-19-Impacted Organizations
Today Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter held a press conference that announced a $10 million Oakland Together Community Response & Recovery Fund "specifically designed" to help the county's nonprofits during the novel coronavirus [...]
Motor City Pride Launches First-Ever 'Pride Live' June 6
It's Pride. It's live. And it will be big and splashy, just like every Motor City Pride Festival. So says Dave Wait, chairperson of Motor City Pride. The annual festival and parade was originally slated for this weekend on June 6 and 7 in Hart [...]
