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Oprah Shares Detroit Artist's Poem + Detroit Indian Fashion Week

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Rise and shine, Detroit! Here's everything you need to know to get this Thursday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Cooler; breezy in the p.m.. High: 57 Low: 45.

Here are the top stories today in Detroit:

  1. Detroit Indian Women's Association puts spotlight on designers with Indian Fashion Week. (Detroit News)
  2. Oprah shares poem for Ketanji Brown Jackson by Detroit artist jessica Care moore. (Detroit News)
  3. Spring cleaning underway in Detroit: What you need to know about yard waste pickup. (WDIV ClickOnDetroit)
  4. Crumbley's Argue Prosectors Portrayed Them As 'Bad Parents': Report. (Rochester Patch)

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Today in Detroit:

  • Spring Sports Team Pictures (Events) (2:45 PM)
  • 5000 Mentors w/C2 Pipeline - Cody High School (3:30 PM)
  • Senior Parent Meeting - Renaissance High School (5:30 PM)
  • Praise in Motion - St. Stephen AME Church (5:30 PM)

From my notebook:

  • Detroit Historical Society: "Oral histories help us tell Detroit's stories and why they matter today, tomorrow and in the future. Help us by supporting the project today with a donation: https://bit.ly/3pUMWPgc. 1985, from the Detroit Historical Society collectio..." (Facebook)
  • Detroit Historical Society: "On April, 13, 1873, the Detroit Tribune building at 42 Larned Street was damaged by a fire. Its roof and a portion of the wall along the two upper floors are shown here destroyed, as the steeple of St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church ..." (Facebook)
  • Detroit Public Schools Community District: "#DPSCD Board Vice President Dr. Deborah Hunter-Harvill is a proud alumna of Cooley High School. She is a Champion of the 2022 Come Home Alumni Gala Weekend May 19-22. Learn more about our legacy and get ready to Come Home. Read more at h..." (Facebook)
  • Detroit Public Schools Community District: "Job Seekers!!! Are you ready to start a rewarding new position by attending our in-person All Classification Hiring Fair, Tuesday, April 19, from 4 pm. to 7 p.m. at Cass Tech HS. Apply today and for a complete list of open positions,..." (Facebook)

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— Dylan Siwicki

About me: I was born and raised on Detroit's Westside, in the hard working blue-collar Polish neighborhood of Warrendale. I'm a Detroit Public School graduate who fought hard to earn my education. My aspiration into journalism came as a young kid, when I began following the corruption scandal of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. My first break in to the journalism world began with the opportunity to work at the Michigan Journal, where I primarily reported on campus and local news throughout Dearborn community. I eventually worked my way to news editor. In correlation to work in journalism, I had an amazing opportunity to study and write about many different cultures and backgrounds at the Piast Institute, which also helped me prepare for this role. So with first-hand experience growing up in a tight-knit neighborhood, I know the importance of delivering news and telling stories that impact local communities. And as a breaking news editor at Patch for Metro Detroit, it's my job to deliver that news. So feel free to contact me about news tips or your own unique experiences at dylan.siwicki@patch.com

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