Taylor, Alawieh seek to unite Black and Arab-American voters in Michigan Senate bids

By: Tom Perkins

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: May 29, 2026

Words: 1,164

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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When Abbas Alawieh was growing up in Dearborn, Tireman Road not only marked the border between his city and neighboring Detroit, it was also a racial dividing line – he lived among the largely Arab-American population on the street’s west side, and Black folks mostly lived to the east.

It was classic segregation and not only was there little interaction between the two communities, Alawieh said, but he was also instructed “do not go …

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