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Home»Posts tagged with»civil rights (Page 3)

Ex-adviser: Mayor Fouts often used N-word, danced like a monkey

By Steve Neavling on January 17, 2017   Headline, Macomb County  

Ex-adviser: Mayor Fouts often used N-word, danced like a monkey

Mayor Fouts once danced like a monkey in a conference room to imitate black people, his former political consultant said.

Mayor Fouts is defiant as local, state, federal officials demand he resign

By Steve Neavling on January 17, 2017   Headline, Macomb County, posts  

Mayor Fouts is defiant as local, state, federal officials demand he resign

Civil rights leaders also are calling on Fouts to resign.

Audio: Mayor Fouts compares black people to ‘chimps,’ ridicules women

By Steve Neavling on January 16, 2017   Featured, Featured Stories, Headline, Investigations, Macomb County  

Audio: Mayor Fouts compares black people to ‘chimps,’ ridicules women

Warning: The comments are vile, offensive and profane.

Martin Luther King Jr. defied hecklers in Grosse Pointe speech in 1968

By Steve Neavling on January 15, 2017   Headline, History  

Martin Luther King Jr. defied hecklers in Grosse Pointe speech in 1968

A bewildered Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at a press conference after the speech, saying he had never faced such hostility at an indoor event

Video: 45 Detroit students walked across Edmund Pettus Bridge – site of “Bloody Sunday”

By Motor City Muckraker on September 19, 2016   Culture, Headline  

Video: 45 Detroit students walked across Edmund Pettus Bridge – site of “Bloody Sunday”

On March 7, 1965, protesters were brutally confronted with dogs, clubs, tear gas and gun shots on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, the historic site of “Bloody Sunday.”

Photos: Detroit cops arrest 6 protesters during Black Lives Matter rally

By Steve Neavling on July 21, 2016   Crime & Fire, Headline, Police  

Photos: Detroit cops arrest 6 protesters during Black Lives Matter rally

Protesters gathered to mark the anniversary of the 2010 fatal shooting of 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones, who was killed by a cop in a raid at her family’s east side home.

Rev. Nicholas Hood II, a civil rights hero and ex-Detroit councilman, dies at 92

By Steve Neavling on April 11, 2016   City Government, Government, Headline, History  

Rev. Nicholas Hood II, a civil rights hero and ex-Detroit councilman, dies at 92

The Rev. Nicholas Hood Sr., a prominent civil rights leader, minister and long-time Detroit City councilman, died Sunday.

Class-action lawsuit filed against Gov. Snyder over failing Detroit schools

By Steve Neavling on April 7, 2016   Headline, posts, Schools and Education  

Class-action lawsuit filed against Gov. Snyder over failing Detroit schools

Gov. Snyder was sued for a second time this week, this time for his role in the deterioration of Detroit’s schools.

Martin Luther King Jr., supporters defied hecklers in Grosse Pointe speech in 1968

By Steve Neavling on January 18, 2016   Art & Entertainment, Headline, History, posts  

Martin Luther King Jr., supporters defied hecklers in Grosse Pointe speech in 1968

Those close to King noticed that his normally steady hands were shaking. His forehead glistened in sweat.

Serious questions raised about Detroit police chase that ended in deaths of 2 children

By Steve Neavling on July 1, 2015   Crime & Fire, Headline, Police  

Serious questions raised about Detroit police chase that ended in deaths of 2 children

More troubling questions are surfacing after Detroit police ignored three commands by a supervisor to stop pursuing a speeding Chevy Camero.

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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.

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