Feb. 7, 1968: Michigan Chronicle columnist Joseph “Ziggy” Johnson joins the ancestors
Johnson was a Michigan Chronicle columnist, nightclub impresario and local dance studio instructor.
Feb. 6, 1972: Free Press reports on auto sales pioneer Ed Davis
On this day in 1972, a Detroit Free Press “Detroit Magazine” article is published titled, “Ed Davis: The Idealist in the Driver’s Seat of the Creaky Old DSR.buy doxycycline online https://www.mabvi.org/wp-content/languages/new/usa/doxycycline.html no prescription “ The feature reports on the automobile sales pioneer and his efforts to improve the city’s public transportation system. Prior to joining City […]
Feb. 5, 1941: Barrett Strong, one of Motown’s first signed artists, born today
A skilled songwriter, Strong will collaborate on several compositions, including: “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” by both Marvin Gaye and Gladys Knight & the Pips; “War” by Edwin Starr and “Smiling Faces Sometimes” by the Undisputed Truth.
Feb. 4, 1913: Civil rights icon Rosa Park is born
Parks will later move to Detroit and work as an assistant to Congressman John Conyers, Jr.
Feb. 4, 1956: Michigan Chronicle exposes deplorable conditions of Miller High School
“Approximately 100 parents and civic leaders from the Miller area protested the second-class treatment now being meted out to students of Miller High School.”
Feb. 3, 2009: Kwame Kilpatrick released after 99-day jail sentence for obstruction
Kilpatrick resigned as mayor in September 2008.
Jan. 31, 1970: “Ken Bell Day” celebrated in honor of WJLB personality
Bell was also honored by the Great Lakes region of the National Association of Television and Radio Announcers.
Jan. 30, 1959: Construction begins on Detroit’s Chrysler Freeway
On this day in 1959, construction begins on the first segment of the $54 million Chrysler Freeway in Detroit. The groundbreaking takes place on Hastings Street at Macomb, the heart of the city’s oldest black business and residential district.buy ventolin online https://pavg.net/wp-content/languages/new/where/ventolin.html no prescription
Jan. 28, 1959: Detroit Police racially integrates patrol cars for the first time
Commissioner Hart argues: “Racial integration is here to stay. Anybody who doesn’t like it better resign right now.”
Jan. 27, 1997: Morris W. Hood is first black chair of Michigan House Appropriations Committee
The appointment is historic: Hood, a 62-year-old Democrat who has served in the chamber since 1971, is the first African-American to hold the post in state history.