James and Grace Lee Boggs Center to Nurture Community Leadership

12/15/2021

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04/22/2020

The James and Grace Lee Boggs Center would like to send thoughts of safety and wellness to you and your families during this time.

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In love and struggle,

Boggs Center Board

04/16/2020

The Radical Cram School kids tell the life story of Detroit activist and American revolutionary, Grace Lee Boggs, as they recall it. Radical Cram School is a...

01/20/2020

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The Radical Cram School kids tell the life story of Detroit activist and American revolutionary, Grace Lee Boggs, as they recall it. Radical Cram School is a...

09/17/2019

"Today a diverse coalition of local civil rights organizations urged the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners to reject the Detroit Police Department’s (DPD) proposed policy to use facial recognition technology. The Board is scheduled to vote Thursday, Sept. 19, at 3pm, on a new facial recognition policy that DPD recently submitted for approval. While DPD’s revised policy narrows the intended use of the surveillance technology, the coalition opposes its use in any form, as research shows it would disparately impact people of color, will further fray relationships and trust between law enforcement and policed communities, and because the use of facial recognition in any form poses a grave danger to the privacy rights of everyone."

The coalition includes:

ACLU of Michigan; Detroit Justice Center; James and Grace Lee Boggs Center to Nurture Community Leadership; Metro-Detroit Political Action Network; Arab American Civil Rights League; Detroit Community Technology Project; CAIR Michigan; Detroit Hispanic Development Corp; Michigan United; Progress Michigan; We the People of Michigan; Color of Change; ACCESS; Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion; Detroit FORCE; MOSES; Michigan Immigrants’ Rights Center; and Fight for the Future.

https://www.aclumich.org/en/press-releases/civil-rights-coalition-urges-detroit-board-police-commissioners-reject-detroit-police?

ACLU Submits Freedom of Information Request Seeking All Records Regarding Detroit Police Department’s Use of Facial Recognition TechnologyFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

09/17/2019

Important article from our own Shea Howell

Excerpt:

"In the midst of public debate about facial recognition technologies, the Detroit Police Department quietly partnered with Amazon’s neighborhood surveillance program, Ring. The news of this partnership was spread by investigative reporters attempting to document the extent of a growing threat to civil liberties. Detroit is one of 14 Michigan cities that have partnered with the Ring “Neighbors” program. This technology allows police access to digital images captured by home doorbells. The programs offer live streaming to users’ devices, enabling people to remotely see and speak to people on their door steps. Through the Neighbors app, individuals can share images and information. Police departments have access to the images."

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06/29/2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Diane Proctor Reeder, 313.350.9091

Congresswoman Tlaib Honors James Boggs on Floor of House

Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib recognized the 100th birthday of Detroit-based activist, author and thinker James Boggs yesterday on the floor of Congress. The video can be viewed below...

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"James Boggs played a pivotal role in labor organizing in the Civil Rights Movement in the City of Detroit," said the Congresswoman from Michigan's 13th District," said Tlaib.

Please join us this Sunday for a lively conversation about James Boggs's life and life's work. Featured authors and activists include Danny Glover, Robin Kelley and Clementine Barfield, along with Carl Edwards and others.

The panel discussion will be held at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History this Sunday, June 30, from 2-6pm with a birthday celebration immediately following at the Cass Commons.

"We appreciate Congresswoman Tlaib's comments acknowledging the importance of Jimmy Boggs to human, civil and labor rights in the 20th Century," said Boggs Center Board Member Stephen Ward. "And we appreciate her commitment to justice in the 21st Century."

For more information on the weeks events commemorating James Boggs, visit www.jb100.org.

06/16/2019

Check out these incredible events in Detroit between June 29th & July 10th honoring Ancestor James "Jimmy" Boggs!

Workshops, performances, panels, block parties, a street dedication, a Peace Zone dedication & more! We hope to see you there!!

https://www.jb100.org/events-1

06/10/2019

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06/04/2019

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"My vision of a new society in the United States comes out of my life in the United States and my reflections on my experiences and on the history of humanity as I, in my small way, have been able to grasp that history... I have many turning points in my life. I have won some battles, and I have los...

05/29/2019

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03/30/2019

The James and Grace Lee Boggs Center to Nurture Community Leadership would like to extend our love, respect and admiration to the Highlander Center for its 87 year legacy and commitment to social justice.

We are bereaved to learn of your recent fire, and offer our support as you continue your decades long contribution to the betterment of humanity.

In love and struggle,

Boggs Center Board