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The Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives (FDFI) was co-founded in June 2007 by Nettie Washington Douglass, her son, Kenneth B. Morris, Jr. and Robert J. Benz. FDFI is an Abolitionist organization that combines lessons from the legacies of Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington: Abolition Through Education.
The founders represent a remarkable living history. Ms. Douglass and Mr. Morris are direct descendants of Frederick Douglass, the man called "the father of the civil rights movement" and Booker T. Washington, the famed educator and founder of Tuskegee Institute. Through the union of Ms. Douglass' mother, Nettie Hancock Washington (granddaughter of Booker T. Washington), and her father, Dr. Frederick Douglass III (great grandson of Frederick Douglass), the founders unite the bloodlines of two of the most important names in American history.
A few years back, the founders were confronted for the first time with solid facts about modern day slavery: millions are still enslaved in every country of the world, including the United States, in conditions as bad or worse than those suffered by their ancestors. They decided that this was not something from which they could walk away especially considering the platform granted to them by their lineage.
Based on their experience and the opinions of leading experts in the field, FDFI founders believe that education and awareness are the first step to ending Human Trafficking in our lifetimes. The organization has, therefore, made it their business to educate the public about this veiled crime with the starting point being young people.
"When we work with students," says Ms. Douglass, "we can accomplish several things at once: provide an interesting narrative about an important period in our history that is often overlooked; inspire modern Abolitionists; provide timely information that may prevent young people themselves from becoming victims and help create better world citizens."
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Power outages continue to impact West and Mid-Michigan as Consumers Energy reports there are 157,522 affected customers as of 8:20 a.m. Friday, Feb. 8.
Consumers Energy Outage Map Friday morning, Feb. 8.
As you can see in the outage map embedded above, the main cluster of outages is in the Metro Grand Rapids and greater Muskegon areas. Affected areas have continued to spread across Mid-Michigan since Thursday morning. One important thing to note is that these outage numbers have greatly fluctuated since Thursday morning, jumping from about 35,000 at 8 am. to more than 140,000 after 3 p.m.
More than 190,000 customers have been hit with power outages throughout Michigan since Wednesday's icy mess.
In lieu of a listed estimated restoration time, Consumers has "awaiting investigation results." The utility will host an 11 a.m. Friday press conference from the Grand Rapids Police Department to provide an update on the work and any possible news on estimated restoration times.
"The majority of customers without power should be restored by late Sunday, but in the hardest hit areas that could extend into Monday," the utility told MLive in a previous statement.
On top of all of this, the National Weather Service is projecting dangerous travel conditions for Friday stretching as far from St. Joe to the Mackinac Bridge. Strong winds, overnight snowfall and the aftermath of the widespread ice is continuing to slow things down in Michigan.
"Bands of lake-effect snow showers will continue through the day," NWS staff in Grand Rapids said this morning.


National Sponsorship to support UFTA focus on high performance sporting dog competitions.
National Sponsorship to support USCA dedication to protecting and preserving the German Shepherd Dog's working heritage.
3-Amigos Nutrition Group, LLC, the makers of Kinetic Performance Dog Food, today announced a new sponsorship agreement with the United Schutzhund Clubs of America (USCA). Effective immediately, Kinetic, a line of premium foods specifically formulated for active, working and sporting dogs, becomes a National Sponsor and the Official Dog Food Sponsor of the USCA.
If you'd like to see the official press release, you can view it at Online PR News.
We're proud to announce our latest sponsorship partner in the performance dog food arena. As a Kinetic advocate and promoter of bird dogs and upland hunting, Wade Kisner and the Setter Tales team are welcome new additions to the Kinetic team. Sweet Point's Setter Tales web TV is a young but quickly growing media entity with fantastic production quality and great story lines.
The following press release originally appeared on the Outdoor Wire issue dated Wednesday, June 18, 2014.
Plymouth, MN – Outdoor News Inc., publisher of locally written fishing and hunting outdoor newspapers in the seven Great Lake States, announces that Kinetic Performance Dog Food has partnered with the Minnesota publication for the 2014 Outdoor News Huntin' Buddy Photo Contest.
The following Press Release was originally published by PR Media. It can be viewed in its original form at Online PR News.


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Arrest made in burglary of home on Fairway Street
By: Melissa Hudson Facebook | Twitter
Posted: Feb 13, 2017 5:04 PM EST
A man has been charged in the burglary of a home on S. Fairway Street in South Bend, according to the probable cause affidavit.
On October 25, 2016, the homeowner returned from a business trip and discovered his home had been broken into.
The front door was unlocked, the back door window frame was broken and the back door was unlocked. Inside, the house was in total disarray.
The homeowner told South Bend Police the following items were missing: a television, pocket knives, Xbox One with games, compound bow, guitar, handgun, mini assault rifle, lawn mower, and two weed edgers.
Another officer spoke with the next door neighbor who told police he had seen a black Cadillac, which is normally parked at another neighbor's, parked in the victim's driveway a few days ago, according to the probable cause affidavit.
The neighbor said he witnessed a heavy set male walk toward the back of the victim's house, police said.
Police located the Cadillac nearby and looked inside the windows. On the back seat, the officer saw a guitar case. The victim identified the guitar case as his, according to the probable cause affidavit.
Officers spoke with the owner of the car, Johnnie Hamman. He said he found the guitar case lying against the victim's fence. He denied parking his Cadillac in the driveway, police said.
Officers then checked with local pawn shops and discovered Hamman had recently pawned jewelry, according to the probable cause affidavit.
The jewelry was identified as the victim's wedding band and his wife's rings by the victim, according to police.
Hamman was interviewed and denied ever going inside the victim's house and said he had never been past the driveway.
Hamman was arrested on Friday, February 10 on one count of burglary.
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