Mike Ilitch, owner of Red Wings, Tigers & Little Caesars, dead at 87
Mike Ilitch has died.
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.
Farewell, Hawke Fracassa, mentor to underdogs
The former Detroit News editor gained a loyal following of reporters and editors who would do anything for him — because he did everything for us.
Kwame Kenyatta mourns death of boss, Mayor Chokwe Lumumba of Jackson, Miss.
Lumumba was born on Detroit’s west side in 1947 as Edwin Finley Taliaferro and graduated at the top of his class from Wayne State University Law School.
Pulitzer winner, Detroit radio icon Angelo B. Henderson dies after leg surgery
Henderson later turned to ministry and became an important voice for Detroiters.
Striking murals pay tribute to graffiti artist Nekst in Detroit
Street artists descended on Detroit over the past week to pay tribute to Nekst, one of the world’s most prolific street artists.