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Young Detroit for State Rep
Posted
May 01, 2008 at 2:49 PM
Change
is
a
key
buzzword
in
national
politics
these
days,
and
young
people
in
Michigan
are
taking
that
message
to
heart.
At
a
time
when
state
politics
are
in
turmoil,
several
young
Detroit
natives
are
proactively
taking
steps
necessary
to
politically
engage
and
take
control
of
their
communities
by
running
for
the
Michigan
state
legislature.
23
year-old
Coleman
Young
II
is
running
for
his
second
term
in
the
legislature.
Leslie
Love
and
Lee
Gaddies
are
also
heeding
the
call
of
public
service.
Campaign
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