The Detroit Free Press analyzed the ethnic and racial diversity of sports franchises following remarks by LA Dodger Exec. Al Campanis that African-Americans lack the “essentials” to work in administration.
“I never see his eyes, and it gets to me,” Tracey Morris writes.
On this day in 1999, construction begins on Ford Field downtown. Mayor Dennis W. Archer and Detroit Lions officials are on hand.
Most of the racist videos are shot from squad cars while African American men were told to sing or dance. One of the subjects was even in the back of police cars.
Next up to buy the Packard Plant is the third bidder – Peru-based developer Fernando Palazuelo.
Equality Michigan demands an investigation into the murder of a transgendered woman of color whose body was found last week in Detroit.
Bill Hults already paid $200,000 in nonrefundable deposits for the 40-acre ruins.
Theodore Hall Wafer told police his 12-gauge shotgun accidentally discharged when he mistook McBride for an intruder.
Check out video of Bishop C.L. Morton, a revered Detroit clergyman.
It’s unclear if McBride’s blood-alcohol level of .218% will change anything about the case.