Detroiter chooses death over arrest, pledging ‘Not going back to jail’
The suspect “indicated he wasn’t going back to jail” and chose the quick way out, police said.
Demise of a Detroit high-rise: How out-of-state slumlord neglected low-income residents
While residents are deprived of a safe, clean environment, the company is raking in federal tax subsidies for low-income residents and people with disabilities.
Mysterious owner who’s evicting residents from Cass Corridor apartments miffs everyone
Speculated to be the site of a new Red Wings arena and one of the starkest examples of gentrification in Detroit, the apartments have garnered a lot of attention
Detroiters attack, shoot mentally ill homeless man asking for cigarette
The suspects, who casually walked away after the attack, are on the loose.
Nation of Islam Leader suggests former mayor Kilpatrick is imprisoned because he’s black
Farrakhan sought to downplay Kilpatrick’s crimes, saying he was the victim of a racially motivated law enforcement.
Detroit’s new EM: Pension trustees’ 22K trip to Hawaii is ‘monumental lapse of judgment’
Four of the city’s pension trustees billed taxpayers $22,000 to fund a convention trip to Hawaii this weekend, even as the city nears bankruptcy, largely over mismanaged, underfunded pension plans.
9 quotes from Nation of Islam’s Farrakhan speech that won’t offend white people
Despite his divisive position, Minister Louis Farrakhan messages often are as powerful, eloquent and compassionate as anyone’s today.
Read entire speech by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan in Detroit
Read the entire 30-minute speech of Louis Farrakhan speaking at a Detroit City Council meeting.
Nation of Islam’s Farrakhan told black Detroiters to reclaim “our city”
“Suppose that the 500,000 blacks in Detroit decided this this is our city, this is our home, and we are not going to let buzzards take it from us,” Farrakhan said to thundering applause.
Suspect arrested after Art Van family targeted in firebombing attempt at Grosse Pointe home
The homemade bomb fizzled out before it caught fire at the Whittier home of Art Van Furniture President Gary Van Elslander.