The 1967 riot; the decades-long contraction of the auto industry in southeastern Michigan; the last eight years of the 20-year mayoralty of Coleman Young when he was a very sick man; the continuing very real problems with the Detroit Public Schools,...

The 1967 riot; the decades-long contraction of the auto industry in southeastern Michigan; the last eight years of the 20-year mayoralty of Coleman Young when he was a very sick man; the continuing very real problems with the Detroit Public Schools,...

Detroit Mayor Coleman Young served as a navigator for the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II. The celebration of Negro History Week was expanded to a month in 1976, becoming Black History Month. February is National Cherry and Chocolate Month. The National...

Remember it is TAXPAYER dollars fighting this lawsuit,it is TAXPAYER dollars being wasted in Detroit. If the TAXPAYERS want an emergency manager they should get one,after all they are footing the bill! Unions seem to want to bleed the city totally...

Shakoor, Parks former probate lawyer, is a retired 36th District Court judge and former deputy Detroit mayor under Coleman Young. They replace Detroit attorneys John Chase Jr. and Melvin Jefferson Jr. , whom Burton put in charge of the estate after...

It’s also possible the truck was carrying some kind of radioactive material from another planet a la the cult classic Repo Man, but that doesn’t seem likely either. One could also speculate that perhaps companies like Boulevard and Trumbull have some...