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Ann Arbor Charter Township is a charter township of Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,673 at the 2020 census. The township borders the city of Ann Arbor and contains numerous exclaves,but the two are administered autonomously.
The White Panthers were an anti-racist political collective founded in November 1968 by Pun Plamondon,Leni Sinclair,and John Sinclair. It was started in response to an interview where Huey P. Newton,co-founder of the Black Panther Party,was asked what white people could do to support the Black Panthers. Newton replied that they could form a White Panther Party. The counterculture era group took the name and dedicated its energies to "cultural revolution.”John Sinclair made every effort to ensure that the White Panthers were not mistaken for a white supremacist group,responding to such claims with "quite the contrary." The party worked with many ethnic minority rights groups in the Rainbow Coalition.
The Ann Arbor Railroad was an American railroad that operated between Toledo,Ohio,and Elberta and Frankfort,Michigan with train ferry operations across Lake Michigan. In 1967 it reported 572 million net ton-miles of revenue freight,including 107 million in "lake transfer service";that total does not include the 39-mile subsidiary Manistique and Lake Superior Railroad.
Ingrid Blom Sheldon is an American politician who served as the 59th mayor of Ann Arbor,Michigan from 1993 to 2000. A moderate Republican,she served four two-year terms in the post. To date,Sheldon remains the city's last Republican mayor.
The Ann Arbor Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Ann Arbor,Michigan. Established in 1963,it is the fourth-oldest film festival in North America and the oldest experimental film festival. It has become one of the premier film festivals for independent and,especially,experimental filmmakers to showcase their work. The Ann Arbor Film Festival attracts over 3,000 entries from filmmakers in more than 60 countries,and distributes over $20,000 in cash awards. As an early example of the traveling festival concept beginning in 1964,each year the Ann Arbor Film Festival Tour presents a collection of short films at more than 30 art house theaters,universities,galleries and cinematheques throughout the world.
The Human Rights Party (HRP) was a left-wing political party that existed in Michigan from 1970 to 1977. The party achieved electoral success in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti. It eventually expanded to include several other Michigan cities with large student populations. In 1975,the HRP became the Socialist Human Rights Party (SHRP),and it later merged with the Socialist Party of Michigan.
Elizabeth Brater is a Democratic former member of the Michigan Senate,who represented the 18th district from 2003 to 2010,and served as the Assistant Minority Leader. Her district included the cities of Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti. She was previously a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1995 to 2000.
WQKL,known on the air as ann arbor's 107one,is a commercial radio station in Ann Arbor,Michigan. WQKL is owned by Cumulus Media,airing an adult album alternative/alternative rock radio format. WQKL has its studios at the south area of Ann Arbor near Briarwood Mall,and broadcasts its signal from a 3,000 watt transmitter atop Tower Plaza in the city's downtown.
WLBY is a broadcast radio station in the United States. Licensed to Saline,Michigan,with offices in nearby Ann Arbor,the station has a talk format and serves surrounding Washtenaw County. WLBY is owned by Cumulus Media along with three other stations based in Ann Arbor.
Sonia Yaco was the 1972 Human Rights Party candidate for the Ann Arbor,Michigan,school board. When she ran for office at the age of fifteen,she was the youngest documented candidate ever for a publicly elected school board seat in the United States.
The Ann Arbor News is a newspaper serving Washtenaw and Livingston counties in Michigan. Published daily online through MLive.com,the paper also publishes print editions on Thursdays and Sundays.
The William and Mary Palmer House is a house in Ann Arbor,Michigan,designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1952. The home was designed for William Palmer,an economics professor at the University of Michigan,and his wife Mary. It sits on three lots at the end of a quiet,dirt road cul-de-sac. The location is near the Nichols Arboretum,and less than a mile (1.2 km) from the university.
Ann Arbor Public Schools (AAPS) serves the city of Ann Arbor,Michigan and parts of eight surrounding townships covering 125 square miles (320 km2). The district operates 20 elementary schools,2 K–8 schools,6 middle schools,4 comprehensive high schools,1 alternative high school,3 preschools and 1 adult education program;the district maintains 640 acres (2.6 km2) of real estate and 3,300,000 square feet (310,000 m2) of building space. The Ann Arbor Public Schools is the 8th largest school district among 555 districts in Michigan. The district is one of the best in Michigan,and it has a statewide reputation for academic excellence.
Mami Yamaguchi is a Japanese football coach and former player. She is currently an assistant coach with the NWSL's Washington Spirit. She played for the Japan national team and last played for Detroit City FC.
Ypsilanti,commonly shortened to Ypsi,is a college town and city located on the Huron River in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census,the city's population was 20,648. The city is bounded to the north by Superior Township and on the west,south,and east by Ypsilanti Township. Ypsilanti is a part of the Ann Arbor metropolitan area,the Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor combined statistical area,and the Great Lakes megalopolis. The city is also the home of Eastern Michigan University (EMU).
Jan BenDor is a women's rights activist based in the Ann Arbor area of Michigan in the United States. Known as the "Founding Mother of the Rape Crisis Center movement in Michigan," she was named to the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame in 1991.
Ann Arbor Roller Derby (A2RD) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Ann Arbor,Michigan. Founded in 2010,the league consists of two travel teams,A2RD Travel Team,which competes against teams from other leagues,as well as a home "All League" team. Ann Arbor is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).
AFC Ann Arbor is an American soccer club based in Ann Arbor,Michigan with a men's team that has played in USL League Two since 2020 and a women's team that has played in USL W League since 2020. The men's team played in the National Premier Soccer League from 2016 to 2019,and the women's team played in the United Women's Soccer during its inaugural 2019 season.
Helen Walker McAndrew was a Scottish-American doctor and the first documented female physician in Washtenaw County,Michigan. According to some sources,she was also the first female physician in the U.S. state of Michigan.
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