Friends of Franklin

Franklin Branch - Detroit Public Library. Great books, DVD's. 13651 E. McNichols/Gratiot 313-481-1741 Serving Detroit Since 1929 Hours M, W, S 10-6 T&TH 12-8

[Detroit Free Press @freep]

How Hamtramck, a small town within Detroit, became America’s first Muslim-majority city https://t.co/62HOvETkUd

[Andy Boenau @Boenau]

Driver behavior is the key to reducing crashes, so this should encourage you:

Raised crosswalks can reduce pedestrian crashes by 45%. The reason is simple -- they slow down drivers.

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

On this day in 1956, Althea Gibson became the first Black athlete to win the French Open.

The following year she became the first Black athlete to win Wimbledon.

[StartingatZeroFilm @StartingatZero_]

Read the new report from @SchoolHouseConn:

[Karen Dumas @karendumas]

Repeat after me: Today is Tuesday.

[Kayleigh Lickliter @kayleighrenel]

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[aks 🔻 @amysenese]

Two beavers having the best time on the shores of Blue Heron Lagoon on Belle Isle (despite the loud kayakers) eating sticks and swimming around 🦫

[MPHI @MPHIhealth]

#HealthTriviaTuesday ANSWER

According to the WHO, anxiety disorders are the world’s most common mental disorders, affecting 301 million people in 2019.

For more information: https://t.co/TsD8uMypZE

Thank you for playing. Join in next week for more trivia.

[Etan Thomas @etanthomas36]

On this #MemorialDay we give our respect and honor to the Black Soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice for a nation that did not respect or honor them when they returned. Thank You 🙏🏾

[Detroit Action for a New Economy @Detroit_Action]

SAVE THE DATE!

We are taking back our power and you are invited to our 7th annual Neighborhood Summit on Saturday, June 28th, 11am - 4pm!

Taubman Center
460 W Baltimore, 11th floor
Detroit, MI 48202

RSVP: https://t.co/QSfrSxlz70

[Friends of Franklin @FranklinLib313]

No cost eye exams & glasses for Detroit students 4-21 at Detroit libraries and rec centers. Appointments get preference. Appointments: https://t.co/9nY3lCa3Ei

[Friends of Franklin @FranklinLib313]

How to write a business plan Thursday May 29 from 6-7:30 pm at Franklin Branch Library 13651 E. McNichols. Free and no reservations required.

[Greg Carr @AfricanaCarr]

Never forget #MemorialDay started as another in the endless list of African rituals in US. It emerged from #DecorationDay . Africans did what we've done for millennia: Pay respect to our Ancestors. As usual, America saw, imitated, and cut memory of roots:

[Sean Gardner Turner ProChoice Vote Blue Wear AMask @Allareblessed2]

Keep resisting!! It works.

[Reading Is Fundamental @RIFWEB]

Enjoy this wonderful opportunity to receive a free Dog Man and Friends Epic Event Kit which features this poster- part of @EveryChildRead and @CBCBook's Get Caught Reading campaign.

[Leah van Belle @LeahvanBelle]

Learn more about free summer reading fun at @dpl1865! #ReadBabiesRead

[Greg Carr @AfricanaCarr]

Labeled "The Largest Africana Studies Course in the World," @inclasswithcarr enters its fifth year as the only free and global course using the field and stand-alone discipline of Africana Studies. #NotAprilFools https://t.co/Urrej5L5oN