Fact check: Whitmer didn’t snub Hamtramck city officials at Negro League event Steve Neavling — Detroit Metro Times

When Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and other state officials joined more than 100 Negro League baseball fans to celebrate Juneteenth at Historic Hamtramck Stadium on Wednesday, city officials were nowhere to be found. Residents, including former Mayor Karen Majewski, took to social media to question why their elected officials didn’t turn out to an event that honored Hamtramck’s unique place in Negro League baseball history. Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib, a Muslim and self-described Democrat who has clashed with others in his party over his positions on LGBTQ+ issues, suggested he was disrespected by Whitmer and her staff.
When Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and other state officials joined more than 100 Negro League baseball fans to celebrate Juneteenth at Historic Hamtramck Stadium on Wednesday, city officials were nowhere to be found. Residents, including former Mayor Karen Majewski, took to social media to question why their elected officials didn’t turn out to an event that honored Hamtramck’s unique place in Negro League baseball history. Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib, a Muslim and self-described Democrat who has clashed with others in his party over his positions on LGBTQ+ issues, suggested he was disrespected by Whitmer and her staff. …Read More