Dedicated to celebrating freedom and cultural heritage in the Detroit River region and leading a UNESCO World Heritage Bid for the Historic Detroit River.

Detroit, Michigan
Joined November 2010
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Kimberly Simmons started the @detriverproject to shine a light on the significant role our region played in the Underground Railroad 🇨🇦🇺🇸 Great to speak with U.S. Ambassador to @UNESCO Jean Manes as we continue to advocate for a World Heritage Site designation for Detroit River!
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In a recent C4C/AM800 Citybuilding segment, Kim Simmons, President of @detriverproject, spoke on DRP's efforts to designate the Detroit River as a UNESCO heritage site. Visit windsorlawcities.ca/am800-ci… to listen to the segment & to learn more about this incredible organization!
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The Detroit River Project is honored to attend the celebration of people of African descent by Canadian Parliament to share the history of freedom, resistance and cooperation in our Detroit River region. For info on our UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE bid see: detroitriverproject.com – at Detroit, MI
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“The youth of this nation, the minorities of this nation, the discriminated against of this nation are not going to wait for ‘nature to take its course,’” he said. “What is really at issue here is responsibility — moral responsibility. "
In 1967, a Black man and white woman bought a home. American politics would never be the same. My magnum opus on Macomb County, racism, George Romney, why America's suburbs stayed so white for so long — and what's happening now that they aren't: politico.com/news/magazine/2…
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Macaulay Culkin, known for his roles in "Home Alone," "Richie Rich," "My Girl" and more, now has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. trib.al/hTyE8yJ
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BREAKING: Special Counsel Jack Smith brings down the hammer on Donald Trump and pushes back hard against his suspicious bid to have his criminal trial televised. Smith knows EXACTLY what Trump is planning... Over the weekend, Trump's shady lawyers informed the judge that they would support bringing cameras into the courtroom for his criminal case. Usually, trial in federal court are not televised. In their new filing, Jack Smith's team slammed the MAGA cameras request as "a transparent effort to demand special treatment, try his case in the courtroom of public opinion, and turn his trial into a media event." They're absolutely right. As fun as it would be to see Trump face his day in court, it's far more important that the case be tried and handled properly. It's more important that Trump end up behind bars. The prosecutors correctly pointed out in their filing that broadcasting the trial could put he witnesses in danger and leave them open to intimidation efforts. Imagine how Trump would twist the broadcast to inflame his unhinged and violent supporters. Smith's team pointed out that the press will be able to reporter minute-to-minute updates from inside the court, which should be more than enough. As much as we'd love to see Donald Trump breaking down in court as a lifetime of crime catches up to him, we are going to trust Jack Smith on this one. Please retweet and ❤️ if you trust Jack Smith — and consider joining the growing exodus to Tribel, a new pro-democracy social network that is exploding in popularity because Twitter and Facebook are trying to stop its growth — which is only making Tribel grow even faster. Please follow us on Tribel to get all of our breaking news alerts sent straight to your phone or computer by clicking the following link: tribel.app.link/okwPIHYCIqb
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Replying to @wdet @SHDetroit
As a non profit with an ongoing 15yr mission dedicated to designating the Detroit River as a UNESCO World Heritage site that will turbo charge our state's tourism efforts by 2026. Efforts are to forward the story of freedom and justice that is a Very Detroit story #detroittoday
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New NPR Poll: 81 percent of parents support teaching about the history of slavery, racism, and segregation in public schools, while 66 percent oppose state lawmakers banning books or removing them from school libraries. npr.org/2023/06/02/117756646…
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Always good to chat Ojibway National Urban Park over breakfast with my friend @BrianMasseMP.
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As @ParksCanada continues to assemble the partners, land & funding for an Ojibway National Urban Park, it is vital our community is united. That is why in addition to supporting the key @ParksCanada process, I will vote in support of @BrianMasseMP's bill. bit.ly/42015v0
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An honour to be invited to speak on new Detroit-Windsor UN Regional Centre of Expertise on Sustainability, a collab between @UWindsor & @waynestate. Cross-border collab on important projects like proposed @UNESCO designation for the Detroit River will be supported by the RCE.
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Happy #WomensHistoryMonth! There are 36,000 documented #slaveship voyages & #historians found that there was about 1 revolt for every 10 voyages. The difference between ships that had revolts and ships that didn’t? The more #women on the ship, the more likely a revolt.
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We are building an Ojibway National Urban Park! Today I joined CEO Steve Salmons to announce @PortWindsor is transferring two key parcels of Ojibway Shores to @ParksCanada to be included in a National Park & protected forever. Huge win for our community that has fought so long!
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Our friends at @detriverproject and @UWindsorHistory have an exciting symposium planned on March 31st! Participate in person or online. eventbrite.com/e/presenting-…
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This is a wonderful day ...we continue to move forward ...#UNESCO #WorldHeritage #DetroitRiverProject
We are building an Ojibway National Urban Park! Today I joined CEO Steve Salmons to announce @PortWindsor is transferring two key parcels of Ojibway Shores to @ParksCanada to be included in a National Park & protected forever. Huge win for our community that has fought so long!
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The #GordieHoweBridge project team seeks a professional Canadian artist of the Black, African and Caribbean diaspora to undertake a commemorative art commission at the Canadian Port of Entry. Learn more about the process: gordiehoweinternationalbridg…
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🗓️ Join us for #GordieHoweBridge Public Information Meetings. We will be at El Kiosko Banquet Hall in Detroit on March 22 and at Mackenzie Hall in Windsor on March 23. Hear the latest updates on Community Benefits and construction progress on CDN and US project components. 🇨🇦🇺🇸
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📌#ANNOUNCEMENT: Underground Railroad commemorative artwork to be included at the #GordieHoweBridge Canadian Port of Entry. Read the news release here: gordiehoweinternationalbridg…
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