The Detroit Race Riot of 1943 Race has been an issue that America has fought and struggled with since the Founding Fathers laid down its foundation. While American soldiers were fighting in World War II‚ there was also fighting on American soil between different races. African Americans and whites were having confrontations all over‚ but Detroit happened to be one of the worst confrontations between the two races. Many African Americans began to flock to Detroit for jobs in the Motor City
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Beatty‚ former Detroit Chief of staff entangled in the infamous 2008 Detroit political sex scandal with then mayor‚ Kwame Kilpatrick opens up about the scandal and shares her story of self-redemption. December 1‚ 2008‚ is a day that remains in infamy for former Detroit Chief of Staff‚ Christine Beatty who was sentenced to 120 days in jail after pleading guilty to two felony obstruction of justice charges. Both Beatty and Kilpatrick were accused of an extramarital affair by Detroit Deputy Police
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Summary of law The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 is the primary federal statute that prohibits employers from discriminating against employees in terms‚ privileges and conditions of employment on the basis of age. The law also applies to employment agencies and labor organizations. To be covered by the ADEA‚ an individual must be 40 years old or older. There is no cap on an employee’s age to be covered by the ADEA. What law requires/prohibits Under the ADEA‚ it is unlawful to
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Submitted to : Fr. Archimedes A. Lachica‚ S.J. MBA RE 224.2 Campus Minister for Faculty and Staff‚ AdDU Rising Higher By Atty. Arnold F. Caballero It must have been a dry and meaningless life if nothing impels anyone to do something. As for me‚ I preoccupied myself with the responsibility that I have with my family. My mantra : When I’m doing the best for my family I am doing it for someone above. It all revolves around the same principle as I go around my weekly routine. Thus
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that disadvantaged African Americans relentlessly‚ as opposed to white Americans‚ as they continued to encounter injustices that had only intensified since the Great Depression. The onset of World War II‚ brought another “defense boom” that allowed Detroit to lead “the nation in [an] economic escape from the Great Depression” presenting various employment opportunities in the industrial division once again (19).
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Art 473 – Dr. Robert Tracy April 28‚ 2009 Flowers‚ 1967‚ by Andy Warhol The Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art showcases the finest examples of painting‚ sculpture and other impressive work by some of the world’s most influential and renowned artists. The current exhibition of Classic Contemporary: Lichtensein‚ Warhol and Friends is an exhibit that features important paintings and sculpture by major contemporary artists‚ primarily from the 1960s and ‘70s. Andy Warhol was at the forefront of the Pop
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BMWs and Land Rovers‚ among other luxury SUVs‚ to drop their high-schoolers off at Detroit Country Day School. Dressed in uniforms—boys in button-down shirts‚ blazers with the school crest‚ khaki or navy dress pants‚ and ties; girls in largely the same garb‚ though without the ties and the option of wearing a skirt—the students entered a lobby adorned with green tiles from the nearby Pewabic Pottery‚ a legendary Detroit ceramic studio. The school’s facilities rival those of the most exclusive country
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color‚ religion‚ sex (including pregnancy)‚ national origin‚ age (40 or older)‚ disability or genetic information” (EEOC Website). One particular law for consideration when it comes to downsizing a company is the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA). The ADEA was introduced to make it unlawful to discriminate or base employment decisions on the age of an individual. This law protects workers who are 40 or older and also makes it illegal to retaliate against a person because the person
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1890s Detroit‚ a transformative period in the city’s history where the sounds of horses and carriages were starting to be replaced by the sounds of engines and locomotive whistles. Although automobiles had existed prior to the 1890s‚ it was the involvement and streamlining of these machines done by people like Henry Ford that revolutionized its place in Detroit. Specifically‚ Ford’s assembly line was what made this change. His concept of “placing workers along a conveyor belt‚ where each would do
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Black Culture: Then and Now In order to fully get a clear picture of Black culture in America‚ you have to know the history of where it came from to understand what it has evolved into today. The very informative documentary The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 directed by Göran Olsson‚ a Swedish filmmaker‚ gives the viewer documented evidence of the history of Black culture in America. To compare and contrast the movement from then to now is in to say the least‚ personally important to me because I’m
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