City Council President Mary Sheffield speaks during an election night watch party after winning the mayoral race on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Detroit.
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Despite Virus Threat, Black Voters Wary of Voting by Mail
By COREY WILLIAMS, Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Despite fears that the coronavirus pandemic will worsen, Victor Gibson said he’s not planning to take advantage of Michigan’s expanded vote-by-mail system when he casts his ballot in November. The retired teacher from Detroit just isn’t sure he can trust it. Many Black Americans share similar concerns […]
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Son of Late Detroit Mayor Coleman Young to Run for Conyers’ Seat
DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan politician and son of Detroit’s first Black mayor is set to run for the congressional seat longtime Rep. John Conyers vacated last week amid sexual harassment allegations, his spokesman said Friday. FILE – In this Nov. 7, 2017 file photo, Coleman Young II campaigns while running for mayor in Detroit. […]
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Michigan Rep. Conyers Acknowledges Sex Harassment Settlement
DETROIT (AP) — Longtime Michigan Rep. John Conyers acknowledged Tuesday that his office settled a harassment complaint involving a former staffer but said he “vehemently” denies the allegations against him. His office “resolved the allegations” … “for an amount that equated to a reasonable severance payment,” the 88-year-old Detroit Democrat said in a statement. FILE […]
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Some Blacks Applaud Castro Legacy of Racial Equality
DETROIT (AP) — The Fidel Castro that Sam Riddle and many other African-Americans admired was not the revolutionary dictator who plunged Cuba into economic ruin and held the island nation in an iron grip. To them, he was a freedom fighter who cared about improving the lives of all Cubans, regardless of race. FILE- In […]
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2 Men Sentenced in Detroit Attack on Motorist
Wonzey Saffold, left, and his defense attorney Ray Paige stand before Wayne County Circuit Court Judge James Callahan during Saffold’s sentencing. DETROIT (AP) — A judge on Monday sentenced one man to prison and a second to probation for their involvement in a brutal mob attack on a motorist who accidentally struck a boy with […]
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3 Charged in Detroit Mob Beating of Motorist
DETROIT (AP) — A teenager and two men were charged Tuesday in the brutal beating of a suburban Detroit man after he accidentally hit a child who stepped off the curb into the path of his truck. Police, meanwhile, credited a nurse with saving the life of driver Steve Utash by stepping between him and […]
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Homeowner Charged in Deadly Mich. Porch Shooting
DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — A suburban Detroit homeowner was charged Friday with second-degree murder in the death of a 19-year-old woman who was shot in the face while on his front porch nearly two weeks ago. Theodore P. Wafer, 54, of Dearborn Heights, also faces a manslaughter charge in the death of Renisha McBride, […]
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Dave Bing Won’t Seek Re-election as Detroit Mayor
DETROIT (AP) — A visibly frustrated Detroit Mayor Dave Bing announced Tuesday that he won’t seek a second term and ripped Michigan officials for not giving him enough time to solve the financially strapped city’s problems on his own. His announcement came just seven weeks after the city’s checkbook was handed over to an emergency […]
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Detroit Emergency Manager Warns Against Bankruptcy
DETROIT (AP) — The turnaround expert who represented Chrysler during its successful restructuring is taking on one of the toughest fiscal tasks anywhere in the country: Fixing Detroit. Kevyn Orr, hired Thursday as Detroit’s emergency manager, brings expertise from his work at one of the world’s largest law firms plus the threat of Chapter 9 […]
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Mich. Governor Declares Detroit Financial Emergency
DETROIT (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder said Friday he has declared a financial emergency in Detroit, a determination that could lead to the appointment of an emergency manager over the city’s finances. Snyder told The Associated Press that his decision on whether to appoint an emergency manager will come after the city’s 10-day appeals process. […]
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Suit by Slain Detroit Stripper's Family Against Detroit Ex-Mayor Kilpatrick Dismissed
DETROIT (AP) — A federal judge dismissed a civil lawsuit Tuesday that claimed the city of Detroit and ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, a convicted felon, impeded a police investigation into the shooting death of a stripper. U.S. District Judge Gerald Rosen said in his opinion that the attorney representing Tamara Greene’s three children failed to prove […]