{"id":783,"date":"2024-05-16T15:21:52","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T15:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iamerica.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=783"},"modified":"2024-07-17T12:34:29","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T16:34:29","slug":"markita-blanchard-public-school-janitor-from-detroit-michigan-and-seiu-local-1-member","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/am\/markita-blanchard-public-school-janitor-from-detroit-michigan-and-seiu-local-1-member\/","title":{"rendered":"\u121b\u122d\u12aa\u1273 \u1265\u120b\u1295\u127b\u122d\u12f5\u1363 \u12a8\u12f2\u1275\u122e\u12ed\u1275\u1363 \u121a\u127a\u130b\u1295 \u12a5\u1293 \u12e8SEIU \u12e8\u12a0\u12ab\u1263\u1262 1 \u12a0\u1263\u120d \u12e8\u1215\u12dd\u1265 \u1275\u121d\u1205\u122d\u1275 \u1264\u1275 \u133d\u12f3\u1275 \u1220\u122b\u1270\u129b"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u12a8\u12f2\u1275\u122e\u12ed\u1275 \u1260\u1235\u1270 \u121d\u12d5\u122b\u1265 \u1260\u12a9\u120d \u12eb\u12f0\u130d\u12a9\u1275 \u12e8\u120d\u1305\u1290\u1275 \u1273\u122a\u12ad \u1290\u1260\u1228\u129d\u1362 \u12a5\u1294\u1293 \u1226\u1235\u1271 \u12c8\u1295\u12f5\u121e\u127c \u12e8\u121d\u1295\u1296\u1228\u12cd \u1263\u12f0\u130d\u1295\u1260\u1275\u1293 \u12a0\u1201\u1295 \u12e893 \u12d3\u1218\u1277\u1295 \u12a5\u1293\u1273\u127d\u1295\u1295 \u12e8\u121d\u1295\u1295\u12a8\u1263\u12a8\u1265\u1260\u1275 \u1264\u1275 \u12cd\u1235\u1325 \u1290\u12cd\u1362<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u1260\u12a0\u1225\u122b\u12ce\u1279 \u12d5\u12f5\u121c \u12cd\u1235\u1325 \u1233\u1208\u1201 \u1260\u12e8\u1240\u1291 \u201c\u121c\u12ad\u1232\u12ab\u12cd\u12eb\u1295 \u1225\u122b\u127d\u1295\u1295 \u120a\u1230\u122d\u1241\u1295 \u12c8\u12f0\u12da\u1205 \u12a0\u1308\u122d \u1218\u1321!\u201d \u1260\u121a\u1209 \u1230\u12ce\u127d \u1270\u12a8\u1265\u1264 \u1290\u1260\u122d\u1362 \u120d\u12ad \u12a5\u1295\u12f0 \u1265\u12d9\u12ce\u1279\u1363 \u1235\u12f0\u1270\u129e\u127d \u12a8\u12a5\u129b \u12a5\u12e8\u12c8\u1230\u12f1 \u12a5\u1295\u12f0\u1206\u1290 \u1208\u121b\u1218\u1295 \u1260\u12c8\u122c\u1363 \u1260\u120d\u1265 \u12c8\u1208\u12f5 \u12a5\u1293 \u1260\u1270\u1230\u122b \u1273\u122a\u12ae\u127d \u12a0\u12a5\u121d\u122e\u12ec\u1295 \u1273\u1325\u1264 \u1290\u1260\u122d\u1362 \u12ed\u1205 \u1275\u120d\u1245 \u1270\u1228\u1275 \u12a5\u1295\u12f0\u1206\u1290 \u1270\u1228\u12f5\u127b\u1208\u1201\u1363 \u120c\u120b \u12cd\u1238\u1275 \u1208\u1218\u12a8\u134b\u1348\u120d \u12a5\u1293 \u12a5\u1295\u12f3\u1295\u1230\u1263\u1230\u1265\u1362<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u1208\u12a5\u12a9\u120d \u12a5\u12f5\u120d \u12a5\u1293 \u1325\u1260\u1243 \u1260\u1218\u1273\u1308\u120d \u1260\u1205\u12ed\u12c8\u1274 \u1260\u1219\u1209 \u1208\u1232\u126a\u120d \u1218\u1265\u1276\u127d \u1270\u121f\u130d\u127b\u1208\u1201\u1362 \u1201\u1208\u1271\u121d \u12c8\u120b\u1306\u127c \u12e8\u121b\u1285\u1260\u122d \u12a0\u1263\u120b\u1275 \u1235\u1208\u1290\u1260\u1229 \u1273\u121b\u129d \u12e8\u1206\u1290 \u12e8\u12a0\u1295\u12f5\u1290\u1275 \u1230\u12cd \u12a5\u1295\u12f5\u1206\u1295\u1293 \u1208\u1275\u12ad\u12ad\u1208\u129b\u12cd \u1290\u1308\u122d \u12a5\u1295\u12f5\u1273\u1308\u120d \u1270\u121d\u122c \u1290\u1260\u122d\u1362 \u1260\u12a0\u12ab\u1263\u1262\u12cd \u1260\u121a\u1308\u129d \u12e8\u1215\u12dd\u1265 \u1275\u121d\u1205\u122d\u1275 \u1264\u1275 \u12e8\u133d\u12f3\u1275 \u1220\u122b\u1270\u129b \u12a5\u1295\u12f0\u1218\u1206\u1294\u1363 \u12a8\u1240\u1208\u121d \u1230\u12ce\u127d \u12a5\u1293 \u12a8\u122b\u1234 \u12eb\u1290\u1230 \u12d5\u12f5\u1208\u129b \u12a8\u1206\u1291 \u1235\u12f0\u1270\u129e\u127d\u1363 \u12a0\u1235\u1348\u120b\u130a \u12e8\u1206\u1291\u1275\u1295 \u121b\u1295\u129b\u12cd\u1295\u121d \u1225\u122b \u12a8\u121a\u12ed\u12d9 \u1230\u12ce\u127d \u130b\u122d \u130e\u1295 \u1208\u130e\u1295 \u12a5\u1230\u122b\u1208\u1201 - \u121b\u1295\u121d \u120a\u1230\u122b\u12cd \u12e8\u121b\u12ed\u1348\u120d\u1308\u12cd\u1362<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I see folks who are trying to build a better life for themselves and their children. They work hard and want the same basic things we all want: the freedom to live, love, and provide for our families. My neighbors and coworkers aren\u2019t taking from us, they are contributing to this country and giving back to their communities. Immigrants deserve the same thing I deserve: a fair share and a fighting chance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u12db\u122c \u1230\u1348\u122c \u12a5\u1295\u12f0\u121b\u1235\u1273\u12cd\u1230\u12cd \u12a0\u12ed\u12f0\u1208\u121d\u1362 \u1264\u1270\u1230\u1266\u127c \u1260\u1275\u12ad\u12ad\u120d \u12e8\u121a\u1296\u1229\u1275 \u12a8\u12f0\u1218\u12c8\u12dd \u12c8\u12f0 \u127c\u12ad \u12a0\u12ed\u12f0\u1208\u121d - \u1290\u1308\u122d \u130d\u1295 \u12e8\u1260\u1208\u1320 \u12a5\u1295\u12f0 \u12f0\u121e\u12dd \u127c\u12ad \u1270\u12a9\u120d \u1290\u12cd\u1362 \u12a8\u121b\u1205\u1260\u122d \u12a5\u1205\u1276\u127c \u12a5\u1293 \u12c8\u1295\u12f5\u121e\u127c \u130b\u122d \u12a5\u1295\u1300\u122b \u12a8\u1246\u122d\u1235\u12a9 \u1260\u128b\u120b\u1363 \u1260\u12da\u1205 \u201c\u12e8\u12d5\u12f5\u120d \u121d\u12f5\u122d\u201d \u12cd\u1235\u1325 \u12eb\u1208 \u12e8\u1205\u12ed\u12c8\u1275 \u1218\u122d\u12a8\u1265 \u1208\u1218\u1295\u1233\u1348\u134d \u1208\u121a\u121e\u12ad\u1229 \u1230\u12ce\u127d \u1260\u120d\u1264 \u12cd\u1235\u1325 \u12e8\u1260\u1208\u1320 \u122d\u1205\u122b\u1204 \u12a0\u1208\u129d\u1362<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u12a0\u1295\u12f5 \u12e8\u121b\u1205\u1260\u122d \u1235\u12f0\u1270\u129b \u12c8\u1295\u12f5\u121c \u1270\u12ed\u12de \u12a8\u120d\u1306\u1279 \u1270\u1208\u12ed\u1276 \u12e8\u121a\u1273\u12c8\u1245 \u12c8\u1323\u1275 \u12a0\u1308\u1298\u1201\u1275\u1362 \u12a0\u1201\u1295 \u12e8\u1260\u1229 \u12f0\u12c8\u120d \u1232\u12f0\u12c8\u120d \u120d\u1306\u1279 \u12a0\u1295\u12f5 \u1230\u12cd \u12a0\u1263\u1273\u1278\u12cd\u1295 \u120a\u12c8\u1235\u12f5 \u12a5\u1295\u12f0\u121a\u1218\u1323 \u1260\u121b\u1230\u1265 \u12f0\u1290\u1308\u1321\u1362 \u1260\u1323\u121d \u12a0\u1233\u134b\u122a \u1290\u12cd\u122d \u1290\u12cd\u1362 \u121b\u1295\u121d \u1230\u12cd \u1260\u134d\u122d\u1200\u1275 \u12cd\u1235\u1325 \u1218\u1296\u122d \u12e8\u1208\u1260\u1275\u121d. \u120c\u120b\u12cb \u12e8\u121b\u1205\u1260\u122d \u1235\u12f0\u1270\u129b \u12a5\u1205\u1274 \u12f6\u12ad\u1270\u122d \u1290\u127d - \u12e8\u1348\u12cd\u1235 \u12a5\u1293 \u12e8\u122d\u1205\u122b\u1204 \u1230\u12cd - \u12e8\u12c8\u1228\u1240\u1275 \u1235\u122b\u12cb \u1235\u1208\u12d8\u1308\u12e8 \u1265\u127b \u1235\u122b\u12cb\u1295 \u12eb\u1323\u127d\u1362 \u12a5\u12da\u1205 \u12e8\u121a\u1218\u1321 \u1230\u12ce\u127d \u12a2\u12ae\u1296\u121a\u12eb\u127d\u1295\u1295 \u1208\u121b\u1233\u12f0\u130d \u12c8\u1233\u129d \u12a0\u12ab\u120d \u12ed\u1206\u1293\u1209\u1362<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u12e8\u1275\u130d\u120d\u1363 \u12e8\u1218\u1235\u12cb\u12d5\u1275\u1290\u1275 \u12a5\u1293 \u12e8\u1235\u1243\u12ed \u1273\u122a\u12ab\u1278\u12cd \u12a0\u1290\u1233\u1233\u129d\u1362 \u1208\u12da\u1205\u121d \u1290\u12cd \u1260\u121b\u1205\u1260\u122d \u12dd\u130d\u1305\u1276\u127d \u120b\u12ed \u201c\u12a0\u1295\u12f5 \u12f2 \u1234\u1275\u201d (D for \u12f2\u1275\u122e\u12ed\u1275<\/em>) \u121d\u12ad\u1295\u12eb\u1271\u121d \u12a0\u1265\u1228\u12cd\u129d \u1260\u121a\u1220\u1229 \u12c8\u1308\u1296\u127c \u120b\u12ed \u12e8\u121a\u12f0\u122d\u1230\u12cd\u1295 \u12a2\u134d\u1275\u1210\u12ca \u12f5\u122d\u130a\u1275 \u1208\u1218\u1243\u12c8\u121d \u1246\u122d\u132c \u1270\u1290\u1235\u127b\u1208\u1201\u1362 \u1230\u120d\u134d \u12c8\u12ed\u121d \u1270\u1243\u12cd\u121e \u1260\u1270\u1290\u1233 \u1241\u1325\u122d \u201c\u12a0\u1295\u12f5 \u12f2 \u1234\u1275\u201d \u12a5\u1295\u12f0 \u12a0\u1295\u12f5 \u1205\u12dd\u1265\u1363 \u12a0\u1295\u12f5 \u121b\u1205\u1260\u1228\u1230\u1265\u1363 \u12a0\u1295\u12f5 \u12e8\u12a5\u129b \u12f2\u1275\u122e\u12ed\u1275 \u1283\u12ed\u120b\u127d\u1295\u1295 \u1208\u121b\u1233\u12e8\u1275 \u1260\u12a0\u1295\u12f5\u1290\u1275 \u12ed\u12c8\u1323\u120d\u1362 \u1308\u1338 \u1263\u1205\u122a\u12ec \u12e8\u1270\u12c8\u1208\u12f0\u12cd \u12a5.\u12a4.\u12a0. \u1260 2018 \u1273\u122a\u12ab\u12ca \u12cd\u120d\u1295 \u12ab\u1238\u1290\u1348 \u1260\u128b\u120b \u1260\u12f2\u1275\u122e\u12ed\u1275 \u12cd\u1235\u1325 \u1260 Local 1 \u12e8\u1345\u12f3\u1275 \u1230\u122b\u1270\u129e\u127d \u1260\u1300\u1218\u1228\u12cd \u12e8\u12a0\u1295\u12f5 \u12f2\u1275\u122e\u12ed\u1275 \u12d8\u1218\u127b \u1290\u12cd\u1362 \u12e8\u12a0\u1295\u12f5 \u12f2\u1275\u122e\u12ed\u1275 \u12d8\u1218\u127b \u12eb\u1270\u12ae\u1228\u12cd \u1201\u1209\u121d \u1273\u1273\u122a \u12f2\u1275\u122e\u12ed\u1275\u1270\u122e\u127d \u12a2\u1295\u1268\u1235\u1275 \u12a5\u1295\u12f2\u12eb\u12f0\u122d\u1309 \u1208\u121b\u12f5\u1228\u130d \u1260\u121a\u12f0\u1228\u1308\u12cd \u1325\u1228\u1275 \u120b\u12ed \u12eb\u1270\u12ae\u1228 \u1290\u12cd\u1363 \u12ed\u1205\u121d \u1325\u1229 \u12e8\u121b\u130d\u1298\u1275 \u12a5\u12f5\u120d \u12a8\u121b\u130d\u1298\u1275 \u1300\u121d\u122e \u1260\u12a8\u1270\u121b\u12cd \u1275\u1295\u1233\u12a4 \u1218\u12ab\u12a8\u120d \u12a5\u1295\u12f2\u1260\u1208\u133d\u1309 \u1208\u121a\u1348\u120d\u1309\u1275 \u12ad\u134d\u12eb \u12a5\u1293 \u1325\u1245\u121b\u1325\u1245\u121e\u127d \u1208\u1218\u12f0\u122b\u12f0\u122d \u12e8\u121a\u12eb\u1235\u127d\u120b\u1278\u12cd \u12e8\u121b\u1205\u1260\u122d \u1235\u122b\u12ce\u127d\u1362<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u1208\u1235\u12f0\u1270\u129e\u127d \u134d\u1275\u1205 \u1208\u1218\u121f\u1308\u1275 \u12c8\u12f0 \u12f2\u1232 \u1260\u1204\u12f5\u12a9\u1260\u1275 \u12c8\u1245\u1275 \u12a8\u1234\u1293\u1270\u122e\u127d \u130b\u122d \u1208\u1218\u1290\u130b\u1308\u122d \u12a5\u1293 \u1235\u12f0\u1270\u129b \u12a5\u1205\u1276\u127b\u127d\u1295\u1295 \u12a5\u1293 \u12c8\u1295\u12f5\u121e\u127b\u127d\u1295\u1295 \u12a5\u1295\u12f4\u1275 \u1218\u12f0\u1308\u134d \u12a5\u1295\u12f3\u1208\u1265\u1295 \u12a5\u1293 \u12a5\u129b\u1295\u121d \u120a\u1228\u12f1\u1295 \u1260\u121a\u127d\u1209\u1260\u1275 \u1201\u1294\u1273 \u120b\u12ed \u1200\u1233\u1264\u1295 \u1208\u1218\u12ab\u1348\u120d \u12a5\u12f5\u120d \u12a0\u130d\u129d\u127b\u1208\u1201\u1362 \u1273\u122a\u12ac\u1295 \u12e8\u121a\u12eb\u1290\u1261 \u1201\u1209 \u12ed\u1205\u1295\u1295 \u1218\u120d\u12a5\u12ad\u1275 \u12a5\u1295\u12f2\u12eb\u1235\u1270\u120b\u120d\u1349 \u12a5\u121b\u1338\u1293\u1208\u1201\u1361 \u1235\u12f0\u1270\u129e\u127d \u1208\u12a0\u121c\u122a\u12ab \u121b\u1308\u1308\u121d \u12c8\u1233\u129d \u1293\u1278\u12cd\u1362 \u12a5\u1290\u1231 \u1313\u12f0\u129e\u127b\u127d\u1295\u1363 \u130e\u1228\u1264\u1276\u127b\u127d\u1295 \u1293\u1278\u12cd\u1363 \u12a5\u1293 \u1208\u1201\u120b\u127d\u1295\u121d \u1320\u1295\u12ab\u122b \u121b\u1205\u1260\u1228\u1230\u1266\u127d\u1295 \u1208\u1218\u134d\u1320\u122d \u12a5\u12da\u1205 \u12a0\u1209\u1362<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Markita<\/a>
\u121b\u122d\u12aa\u1273 \u12e8\u12a0\u1295\u12f5 \u12f2\u1275\u122e\u12ed\u1275 \u12d8\u1218\u127b \u12a0\u12ab\u120d \u12e8\u1206\u1290\u12cd\u1295 \u201c\u12a0\u1295\u12f5 \u12f2 \u1234\u1275\u201d \u1208\u1265\u1233\u1208\u127d\u1362<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I had a fairytale childhood growing up on the westside of Detroit. My three brothers and I live in the same house we were raised in and where we now care for our 93-year-old mother. Throughout my teenage years, I was surrounded by people who, on a daily basis, said that \u201cMexicans came to this […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":895,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-our-stories","tag-ally"],"yoast_head":"\nMarkita Blanchard, public school janitor from Detroit, Michigan and SEIU Local 1 member - iAmerica<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/am\/markita-blanchard-public-school-janitor-from-detroit-michigan-and-seiu-local-1-member\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Markita Blanchard, public school janitor from Detroit, Michigan and SEIU Local 1 member - iAmerica\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I had a fairytale childhood growing up on the westside of Detroit. My three brothers and I live in the same house we were raised in and where we now care for our 93-year-old mother. Throughout my teenage years, I was surrounded by people who, on a daily basis, said that \u201cMexicans came to this […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/am\/markita-blanchard-public-school-janitor-from-detroit-michigan-and-seiu-local-1-member\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"iAmerica\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/iAmericaorg\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-05-16T15:21:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-07-17T16:34:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IAmerica_Markita-1.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"710\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"396\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Emett Smith\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@iamericaorg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@iamericaorg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Emett Smith\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 \u12f0\u1242\u1243\u12ce\u127d\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iamerica.org\\\/markita-blanchard-public-school-janitor-from-detroit-michigan-and-seiu-local-1-member\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iamerica.org\\\/markita-blanchard-public-school-janitor-from-detroit-michigan-and-seiu-local-1-member\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Emett Smith\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iamerica.org\\\/ru\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/996e55c405912a1b3cb29a4835fc895d\"},\"headline\":\"Markita Blanchard, public school janitor from Detroit, Michigan and SEIU Local 1 member\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-05-16T15:21:52+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-07-17T16:34:29+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iamerica.org\\\/markita-blanchard-public-school-janitor-from-detroit-michigan-and-seiu-local-1-member\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":646,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iamerica.org\\\/ru\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iamerica.org\\\/markita-blanchard-public-school-janitor-from-detroit-michigan-and-seiu-local-1-member\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iamerica.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/IAmerica_Markita-1.png\",\"keywords\":[\"Ally\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Our Stories\"],\"inLanguage\":\"am\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/iamerica.org\\\/markita-blanchard-public-school-janitor-from-detroit-michigan-and-seiu-local-1-member\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iamerica.org\\\/markita-blanchard-public-school-janitor-from-detroit-michigan-and-seiu-local-1-member\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iamerica.org\\\/markita-blanchard-public-school-janitor-from-detroit-michigan-and-seiu-local-1-member\\\/\",\"name\":\"Markita Blanchard, public school janitor from Detroit, Michigan and SEIU Local 1 member - iAmerica\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iamerica.org\\\/ru\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iamerica.org\\\/markita-blanchard-public-school-janitor-from-detroit-michigan-and-seiu-local-1-member\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iamerica.org\\\/markita-blanchard-public-school-janitor-from-detroit-michigan-and-seiu-local-1-member\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iamerica.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/IAmerica_Markita-1.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-05-16T15:21:52+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-07-17T16:34:29+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iamerica.org\\\/markita-blanchard-public-school-janitor-from-detroit-michigan-and-seiu-local-1-member\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"am\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/iamerica.org\\\/markita-blanchard-public-school-janitor-from-detroit-michigan-and-seiu-local-1-member\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"am\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iamerica.org\\\/markita-blanchard-public-school-janitor-from-detroit-michigan-and-seiu-local-1-member\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iamerica.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/IAmerica_Markita-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iamerica.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/IAmerica_Markita-1.png\",\"width\":710,\"height\":396,\"caption\":\"Markita, SEIU member\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iamerica.org\\\/markita-blanchard-public-school-janitor-from-detroit-michigan-and-seiu-local-1-member\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iamerica.org\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Markita Blanchard, public school janitor from Detroit, Michigan and SEIU Local 1 member\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iamerica.org\\\/ru\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iamerica.org\\\/ru\\\/\",\"name\":\"iAmerica\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iamerica.org\\\/ru\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iamerica.org\\\/ru\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"am\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iamerica.org\\\/ru\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"iAmerica\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iamerica.org\\\/ru\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"am\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iamerica.org\\\/ru\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iamerica.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/iAmerica_Logo_Navy.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iamerica.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/iAmerica_Logo_Navy.png\",\"width\":2309,\"height\":626,\"caption\":\"iAmerica\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iamerica.org\\\/ru\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/iAmericaorg\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/iamericaorg\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/iamericaorg\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iamerica.org\\\/ru\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/996e55c405912a1b3cb29a4835fc895d\",\"name\":\"Emett Smith\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"am\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/57373ac1085666129067b856e684bf0075d54324de79ff8d332821c495c7471d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/57373ac1085666129067b856e684bf0075d54324de79ff8d332821c495c7471d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/57373ac1085666129067b856e684bf0075d54324de79ff8d332821c495c7471d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Emett Smith\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iamerica.org\\\/am\\\/author\\\/emett617\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"\u121b\u122d\u12aa\u1273 \u1265\u120b\u1295\u127b\u122d\u12f5\u1363 \u12a8\u12f2\u1275\u122e\u12ed\u1275\u1363 \u121a\u127a\u130b\u1295 \u12a5\u1293 \u12e8 SEIU \u12e8\u12a0\u12ab\u1263\u1262 1 \u12a0\u1263\u120d - iAmerica \u12e8\u1215\u12dd\u1265 \u1275\u121d\u1205\u122d\u1275 \u1264\u1275 \u133d\u12f3\u1275 \u1230\u122b\u1270\u129b","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/am\/markita-blanchard-public-school-janitor-from-detroit-michigan-and-seiu-local-1-member\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Markita Blanchard, public school janitor from Detroit, Michigan and SEIU Local 1 member - iAmerica","og_description":"I had a fairytale childhood growing up on the westside of Detroit. My three brothers and I live in the same house we were raised in and where we now care for our 93-year-old mother. Throughout my teenage years, I was surrounded by people who, on a daily basis, said that \u201cMexicans came to this […]","og_url":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/am\/markita-blanchard-public-school-janitor-from-detroit-michigan-and-seiu-local-1-member\/","og_site_name":"iAmerica","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/iAmericaorg\/","article_published_time":"2024-05-16T15:21:52+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-07-17T16:34:29+00:00","og_image":[{"width":710,"height":396,"url":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IAmerica_Markita-1.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Emett Smith","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@iamericaorg","twitter_site":"@iamericaorg","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Emett Smith","Est. reading time":"4 \u12f0\u1242\u1243\u12ce\u127d"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/markita-blanchard-public-school-janitor-from-detroit-michigan-and-seiu-local-1-member\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/markita-blanchard-public-school-janitor-from-detroit-michigan-and-seiu-local-1-member\/"},"author":{"name":"Emett Smith","@id":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/ru\/#\/schema\/person\/996e55c405912a1b3cb29a4835fc895d"},"headline":"Markita Blanchard, public school janitor from Detroit, Michigan and SEIU Local 1 member","datePublished":"2024-05-16T15:21:52+00:00","dateModified":"2024-07-17T16:34:29+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/markita-blanchard-public-school-janitor-from-detroit-michigan-and-seiu-local-1-member\/"},"wordCount":646,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/ru\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/markita-blanchard-public-school-janitor-from-detroit-michigan-and-seiu-local-1-member\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IAmerica_Markita-1.png","keywords":["Ally"],"articleSection":["Our Stories"],"inLanguage":"am","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/iamerica.org\/markita-blanchard-public-school-janitor-from-detroit-michigan-and-seiu-local-1-member\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/markita-blanchard-public-school-janitor-from-detroit-michigan-and-seiu-local-1-member\/","url":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/markita-blanchard-public-school-janitor-from-detroit-michigan-and-seiu-local-1-member\/","name":"\u121b\u122d\u12aa\u1273 \u1265\u120b\u1295\u127b\u122d\u12f5\u1363 \u12a8\u12f2\u1275\u122e\u12ed\u1275\u1363 \u121a\u127a\u130b\u1295 \u12a5\u1293 \u12e8 SEIU \u12e8\u12a0\u12ab\u1263\u1262 1 \u12a0\u1263\u120d - iAmerica \u12e8\u1215\u12dd\u1265 \u1275\u121d\u1205\u122d\u1275 \u1264\u1275 \u133d\u12f3\u1275 \u1230\u122b\u1270\u129b","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/ru\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/markita-blanchard-public-school-janitor-from-detroit-michigan-and-seiu-local-1-member\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/markita-blanchard-public-school-janitor-from-detroit-michigan-and-seiu-local-1-member\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IAmerica_Markita-1.png","datePublished":"2024-05-16T15:21:52+00:00","dateModified":"2024-07-17T16:34:29+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/markita-blanchard-public-school-janitor-from-detroit-michigan-and-seiu-local-1-member\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"am","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/iamerica.org\/markita-blanchard-public-school-janitor-from-detroit-michigan-and-seiu-local-1-member\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"am","@id":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/markita-blanchard-public-school-janitor-from-detroit-michigan-and-seiu-local-1-member\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IAmerica_Markita-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IAmerica_Markita-1.png","width":710,"height":396,"caption":"Markita, SEIU member"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/markita-blanchard-public-school-janitor-from-detroit-michigan-and-seiu-local-1-member\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Markita Blanchard, public school janitor from Detroit, Michigan and SEIU Local 1 member"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/ru\/#website","url":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/ru\/","name":"\u12a0\u12ed \u12a0\u121c\u122a\u12ab","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/ru\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/ru\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"am"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/ru\/#organization","name":"\u12a0\u12ed \u12a0\u121c\u122a\u12ab","url":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/ru\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"am","@id":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/ru\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/iAmerica_Logo_Navy.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/iAmerica_Logo_Navy.png","width":2309,"height":626,"caption":"iAmerica"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/ru\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/iAmericaorg\/","https:\/\/x.com\/iamericaorg","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/iamericaorg"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/ru\/#\/schema\/person\/996e55c405912a1b3cb29a4835fc895d","name":"\u12a2\u121c\u1275 \u1235\u121a\u12dd","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"am","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/57373ac1085666129067b856e684bf0075d54324de79ff8d332821c495c7471d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/57373ac1085666129067b856e684bf0075d54324de79ff8d332821c495c7471d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/57373ac1085666129067b856e684bf0075d54324de79ff8d332821c495c7471d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Emett Smith"},"url":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/am\/author\/emett617\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=783"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/783\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}