Tag: Equality

  • Juneteenth

    NORTHVILLIANS, As the JUNETEENTH holiday (6/19) approaches, I would like to slow down and reflect on its history and our local support of equality for all in the community. First, let’s take a look at the history of this holiday… While it has long been celebrated in many communities, President Biden signed JUNETEENTH into law June 17, 2021. This…

  • MLK Day

    NORTHVILLIANS, With New Year’s Resolutions on our minds and all of us trying to achieve them, let’s take a look at their historic origins and traditions, and then we’ll move on to Dr. Martin Luther King Day. RESOLUTIONS 2025 The ancient Babylonians were the first people to make New Year’s resolutions some 4000 years ago.…

  • Juneteenth

    NORTHVILLIANS, As the Juneteenth holiday (6/19) approaches this week, I would like to slow down and reflect on its history and our local support of equality for all in the community. First, let’s take a look at the history of this holiday – JUNETEENTH is known as Freedom Day, Emancipation Day, Jubilee Day, or Black Independence…

  • Black History Month

    NORTHVILLIANS, Over the last two weeks, our theme has centered around equality and freedom, touching on MLK Day and the Underground Railroad. This week, in preparation for Black History Month celebrations in our community, I will highlight some historic Northville events surrounding this month-long commemoration.    Black History Month was created to focus attention on…

  • MLK Day

    NORTHVILLIANS, MLK Day 2023 is quickly approaching. Accordingly, this week I wanted to honor this extremely important individual in our American landscape, Doctor Martin Luther King Jr., who truly had an impact on all of our lives. I feel encouraged by all the engagement from our community citizens, which we celebrated in last week’s note, Dreams, as…

  • Juneteenth

    NORTHVILLIANS, We started off July celebrating our nation’s birthday when we had activities at the Mill Race Village, our All-American Parade and festivities going on throughout town. On this day, we in the community had a chance to gather with civic leaders, have fellowship with other Northvillians and share some BBQ with friends. I would…