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Home»Posts tagged with»Stevie Wonder

Motown legend Stevie Wonder calls for unity after ugly presidential election

By Steve Neavling on December 22, 2016   Art & Entertainment, City Government, Headline  

Motown legend Stevie Wonder calls for unity after ugly presidential election

Stevie Wonder delivered a message of tolerance and peace in Detroit during the unveiling of a road named after the Motown Legend on Wednesday afternoon.

Jan. 17, 1977: Stevie Wonder’s “I Wish” tops the R&B charts

By Ken Coleman on January 17, 2014   On This Day  

Jan. 17, 1977: Stevie Wonder’s “I Wish” tops the R&B charts

The song focuses on his childhood from the 1950s into the early 1960s.

Jan. 10, 1974: Stevie Wonder’s “Living for the City” is the No. 1 R&B song in the US

By Ken Coleman on January 10, 2014   On This Day  

Jan. 10, 1974: Stevie Wonder’s “Living for the City” is the No. 1 R&B song in the US

The song is ranked #105 on Rolling Stone’s Top 500 songs of all time.

Photo tour: Abandoned Brewster projects like a mini-city of decaying red bricks

By Steve Neavling on November 16, 2012   Buildings, City Government, Government, Lens On Detroit, Mayor's Office, posts  

Photo tour: Abandoned Brewster projects like a mini-city of decaying red bricks

Rows of burned out townhouses and high-rise apartments are decaying, windowless and tagged with graffiti. Broken furniture, garbage and dead trees are strewn across the 30-acre ruins near downtown.

Massive, crumbling Brewster projects to be demolished but no plans for future site

By Steve Neavling on November 15, 2012   Buildings, City Government, Government, Mayor's Office, posts, Real Estate  

Massive, crumbling Brewster projects to be demolished but no plans for future site

The nation’s first federally funded public housing project for black people is coming down on Detroit’s east-side, removing a behemoth eyesore looming over I-75, Mayor Dave Bing announced today.

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.

Ken Coleman

Ken Coleman, the author of On this Day: African-American Life in Detroit, is a native Detroiter and former news reporter. He served on the Detroit Charter Revision Commission. He lives in Detroit with his wife, Kim Trent, and their son, Jackson Coleman.

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