Wednesday, October 28th at the Charles H Wright Museum

Did you realize that there are only six primary character patterns for all minority characters in mainstream movies? You Mean, There's RACE in My Movie? defines these six archetypes and examines HOW and WHY these patterns continue to marginalize minorities in the movie industry.

Picking up where esteemed film historian Donald Bogle left off (i.e., Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies & Bucks), this text expands the analysis beyond African-Americans to all minorities depicted by Hollywood. This text focuses exclusively on contemporary examples (e.g., post-1990) to effectively connect historical media trends to the content and imagery with which the modern audience is most familiar.

This event is free and open to the public.

-Museum of African American History

Thousands in Metro Detroit get H1N1 vaccine
Free immunization clinics continue this week in Detroit, Macomb County

Thousands more Metro Detroiters are expected to receive free H1N1 immunizations this week, following a huge surge over the weekend as the first wave of the flu vaccines became available to the public.

Detroit will resume vaccinations today at three clinics and Macomb County will launch its first communitywide immunization clinic this week at Freedom Hill.

"People are eager to get the vaccination, and that's a good sign," said James McCurtis, spokesman for the Michigan Department of Community Health. H1N1 is now widespread in Michigan and 45 other states. Since the beginning of the pandemic in April, more than 1,000 deaths and more than 20,000 hospitalizations have been reported nationwide. Not yet at the peak of flu season, Michigan has already tracked more than 363,000 cases of flu-like illnesses this year, compared to about 417,000 for all of 2008. "That means we are going to see a lot more," McCurtis said.

Click here for specific locations:
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From The Detroit News

Associated Press
Monday, October 12, 2009

Detroit -- The Michigan Department of Transportation is seeking public comment on an environmental assessment done as part of an effort to upgrade the Detroit-to-Chicago rail line for high-speed service.

The environmental assessment details proposed upgrades to tracks, trains and amenities.

Among the changes, a new station would be built in Troy to replace a station in Birmingham; a new station would be built in Dearborn combining two existing stations; and the Battle Creek station would be overhauled.

A copy of the assessment is available on MDOT's Web site. Comments are due by Oct. 20.

On the Net: Michigan Department of Transportation: www.michigan.gov/mdot



Source:

http://www.detnews.com/article/20091012/METRO/910120370

DETROIT -- Detroit Public Schools embarked on a final registration push in an effort to raise enrollment numbers. The goal of the campaign is to encourage students to enroll in DPS and turn around the ailing school district.

This campaign includes skywriting of the letters "DPS", mobile billboards, and a 30-second TV clip featuring Bill Cosby.

Students have until September 30th to register.

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/21132839/detail.html