Detroit

Former Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick To Lead Memphis Justice Reform Nonprofit

Kilpatrick was named the executive director of Taking Action for Good.
11/15/2023

Detroit Audubon Society Latest To Change Name After Namesake’s Racist Past Surfaces

John James Audubon was an enslaver and White supremacist, says the national organization that is keeping his name.
10/25/2023

Retired Detroit Police Chief Announces Run For U.S. Senate – As A Republican

James Craig, who ran the DPD for eight years, has reached out to Trump campaign officials about his Senate bid.
10/04/2023

Court Throws Out Conviction After Judge Says Black Man 'Looks Like A Criminal To Me’

08/04/2023

Black Detroiters Driving Increase In Mortgage Applications In The City, Though Black Flight Continues

New mortgage applications signify a turnaround, the city has still lost significant Black population and must work to grow it back, a report says.
06/22/2023

Census Shows Memphis Is Largest Majority-Black City, Replacing Detroit

The Motor City questions the data’s accuracy as its population continues to plunge.
05/23/2023

Detroit Free Press Appoints Nicole Avery Nichols As First Black Woman Top Editor

Nicole Avery Nichols’ appointment is the latest in three decades of accomplishment in the news industry.
05/04/2023

7 Places Where Reparations Task Forces Are Moving The Issue Forward

Several municipalities are addressing the legacy of slavery with reparations and are taking a variety of approaches.
04/26/2023

3 Bodies Discovered Are Likely Missing Michigan Rappers, Friend

The three men went missing after their performance at a Detroit nightclub was canceled.
02/03/2023
Kwame Kilpatrick on BET Buzz 2021.

Judge Denies Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's Request To End Supervised Release

The former mayor, convicted on corruption charges, still tries to live a lavish lifestyle while owing restitution, the judge says.
02/03/2023

Police Investigating Abrupt Disappearance Of 3 Michigan Rappers After Detroit Show Was Canceled

‘It’s just been a nightmare that I wanna wake up from,’ says Armani Kelly’s fiancée.
02/02/2023