I had the good fortune to meet up with Sylvia Crawford who has 3 sons and they all are athletic and from the Detroit area. Please watch the video and pay attention to a few of the categorizations that athletes may be placed into: Race Privilege Assumptions/Stereotypes Take a moment to post comments below. Also, [...]
When I taught Family of Sociology at U of M Flint, I was lucky enough to connect with Michael Moore (on Twitter @mmflint). Although the discussion didn’t get too much into family topics, it was intended to. You can view the discussion here: What I’d like you to do is read his book and [...]
Preface: I don’t claim to be an expert on the subject, so these are just my first impressions on how to progress. According to the Associated Press, a Spring 2012 crackdown in Michigan on drunk driving resulted in: 8,000 traffic stops 4,000 citations or arrests 400 drunk driving (loosely defined) arrests This caused me to [...]
John Enoch Thomas, Justice of the Peace of Spencer District, resident in the city at time of this writing. Of this family we are told the following: Enoch Thomas, a Connecticut Yankee, while a young unmarried man, left his parents in New England, came seeking his fortune and settled in the south end of Jackson [...]
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