Former Detroit City Council member Reverend Dr. Joann Watson has died
Watson was the first woman to serve as executive director of the Detroit chapter of the NAACP.
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Watson was the first woman to serve as executive director of the Detroit chapter of the NAACP.
Watson, a journalist by trade, was a liaison for Rep. John Conyers' office and served on the Detroit City Council for a decade.
Bill 852, which passed the California House in May, would require judges to take race into account when they are considering the sentencing of a convicted criminal.
The city of Detroit is mourning the loss of former City Councilmember Rev. Dr. JoAnn Watson. Watson was born and raised in Detroit and served on city council from 2003 to 2013.
The state has become the focus of the nation’s divisive reparations conversation as it advances its reparations efforts