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Flashback: What Coleman Young really meant when he said 'Hit 8 Mile' 50 years ago
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoDetroit ushered in its first Black mayor in January 1974 with a boisterous inauguration that...
How Coleman Young transformed Detroit's Riverfront, starting with Chene Park | Opinion
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAs we celebrate the completion of the Riverwalk to include the link along the former Uniroyal site...
Detroit elected officials give city jobs to family members — and the city says that's OK
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDetroit Councilman Coleman Young hired his mom. Clerk Janice Winfrey hired her son. Another councilwoman hired her daughter. And the city says it's OK.
Opinion: From Coleman Young to Big Gretch: Exploring Detroit hip-hop's political evolution
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoOn Aug. 11, 1973, an 18-year-old aspiring DJ named Clive Campbell — better known as DJ Kool Herc —...
Flashback: In 1973, 1 of Detroit’s most significant mayoral elections was playing out
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoFifty years ago this fall, one of Detroit’s most significant mayoral elections was playing out, with...
Accused shoplifter kept logs of stolen goods: Police
KTVI via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoA St. Louis County Circuit Court judge signed an arrest warrant last week for a Clinton County, Illinois, man accused of shoplifting more than $12,000 in...
Billionaires' QLINE blunder costs us $85 million
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDoing research for this column is the only reason I have ever felt compelled to ride the QLINE, which pretty much tells you all you need to know about...
Detroit City Council OKs $210.7-million solid waste contract that will hike resident fees
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoDetroit City Council on Tuesday approved two trash hauling contracts totaling $210.7 million that...
She met Kwame Kilpatrick at Panera Bread, asked for help with unique Detroit exhibit
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoSince 2000, Jackets for Jobs has assisted more than 35,000 job seekers by providing professional...
From the Streets of Detroit to the Blockchain Pathways of the Future
VIBE via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWritten by Felice LaZae In the early 90s, artist Tyree Guyton was ostracized for creating art in the...