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Home»Posts tagged with»aretha franklin

Land Bank, Aretha Franklin, Go-Kart Fatality: Your Morning Briefing

By Steve Neavling on August 29, 2018   Morning Briefing  

Land Bank, Aretha Franklin, Go-Kart Fatality: Your Morning Briefing

Start your day by catching up on what’s going on in metro Detroit and Michigan.

Jan. 22, 1915: Pastor CL Franklin – father of Aretha Franklin – born

By Ken Coleman on January 22, 2014   On This Day  

Jan. 22, 1915: Pastor CL Franklin – father of Aretha Franklin – born

One of his four children, Aretha, will become a world renowned recording artist.

Steve Neavling

Steve Neavling lives and works in Detroit as an investigative journalist. His stories have uncovered corruption, led to arrests and reforms and prompted FBI investigations.

Ken Coleman

Ken Coleman, the author of On this Day: African-American Life in Detroit, is a native Detroiter and former news reporter. He served on the Detroit Charter Revision Commission. He lives in Detroit with his wife, Kim Trent, and their son, Jackson Coleman.

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