Coleman A. Young – Motor City Muckraker

Jan. 7, 1985: Mayor Young arrested protesting apartheid outside South African Embassy

By Ken Coleman on January 7, 2014 On This Day

“Young marched in a picket line with about 75 demonstrators near the embassy, wearing a placard that said ‘Free South Africa Now 3/8’ He was released on his own recognizance following arrest.”

Black smoke prevents neighbors from saving elderly woman in second fatal fire this weekend in Detroit

By Steve Neavling on January 27, 2013 City Government, Crime & Fire, Fire, Government, Mayor's Office, posts

The smoke was too thick, suffocating and disorienting to reach the 83-year-old woman in her bedroom.

Charlie LeDuff interviews dead politicians for Fox 2 News in search of solutions for Detroit

By Steve Neavling on January 25, 2013 Lens On Detroit, posts, Video, Wayne County

If there’s any journalist in Detroit with access to dead politicians, it’s Charlie LeDuff.

Fox 2 reporter Charlie LeDuff offends Detroiters with TV spoof about deceased Mayor Coleman A. Young

By Steve Neavling on January 21, 2013 Headline, Lens On Detroit, posts, Video

Many Detroiters say LeDuff went too far in a segment that aired Friday, and some are calling for his termination.