I. xxx $12,900
J. xxx $4900 On Market 512 Days Last Sold for $26,000 in 2013
DISPARATE TREATMENT: ASSAULT ON AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE
The Governor has in a pattern of discrimination and retaliation, insulted and offended the rich history and
culture of the people of Detroit. Although people can travel downtown, there has been a rapid decay of aspects of
neighborhood life in Detroit, which the Governor completely destroyed. No one wants to hear about violence in their
neighborhood on the news daily. We need good times too. Reading and watching TV shows about Detroit’s decline from
afar, one may wonder what if Detroiters ever had any happiness. We did. We enjoy the same neighborhood activities as
everyone else.
Sporting events are a positive family activity many Detroiters attended in the neighborhoods. For instance, the Finney vs.
Denby basketball rivalry each season brought crowds. Finney, named after an abolitionist on the Detroit’s leg of the
Underground Railroad is now known as East English Village Academy. Now Denby is an EAA school and can’t compete
against Detroit Public Schools at all. A tradition that has gone on for several generations is gone.
The Governor can’t appreciate these nuances of daily life because he doesn’t live here, he doesn’t relate, he doesn’t visit,
he doesn’t talk with us, he doesn’t allow us redress.
We had a very special collection of black history books here in Highland Park. The Emergency
Manager assigned to us, John Weatherspoon, had all our collection thrown into the dumpster.
He said he didn’t need a library. Perhaps, he didn’t, but we did, which is why we took the time
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