Bankole Thompson, face of Michigan Chronicle, resigns after feud with publisher
Bankole Thompson, one of the leading voices on racial and political issues in Detroit, has resigned as senior editor of the Michigan Chronicle.
Vacant recreation center where Joe Louis trained will get $50M renovations
A developer plans to spend $50 million renovating the Brewster-Wheeler Recreation Center.
Grosse Pointe Park to tear down border blockade under pact with Mayor Duggan
Grosse Pointe Park has agreed to remove a controversial farmer’s market that blocked off the border of Detroit this summer under a potentially landmark agreement between the two disparate communities.
Twitter users outraged over AP’s treatment of McBride shooting verdict
Offended Twitter users mocked the Associated Press with the hashtag “#APHeadlines.”
Billionaire Matty Moroun, family are top donors to Warren Evans’ campaign
The former Wayne County sheriff is trying to unseat Executive Robert Ficano.
Detroit mulls taking Grosse Pointe Park to court over controversial blockade
Grosse Pointe Park’s decision to block a popular road at the border of Detroit with a farmer’s market may be a costly one.
On This Day: 20 unforgettable images from Detroit’s 1967 riots
On this day 47 years ago, Detroit police raided a blind pig, precipitating a riot that spread across the city and killed 43 people, mostly black.
Grosse Pointe Park blocks off main road at Detroit border to build farmers market
It is the fourth such barrier that Grosse Pointe Park has erected that prevents Detroit traffic from entering the predominately white community.
NYT reporter ‘deeply regrets’ omitting black Detroiters from story
“Only realizing now that none of those businesses were black-owned and I deeply regret the omission!” the reporter tweeted.
Grosse Pointe man severely beaten after going wrong way on Detroit road
The new father is undergoing surgery today after he said three men severely beat him while shouting racial epithets following a car crash on Detroit’s east side.