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Tag: detroit

Aretha Franklin
Posted inLifestyle

Detroit Post Office Renamed Posthumously After Aretha Franklin

by WI Guest Author October 5, 2021December 21, 2021

Three years after her death at age 76 from pancreatic cancer, Aretha Franklin is once more being memorialized in her hometown of Detroit with the renaming of a post office.

Kwame Kilpatrick
Posted inNational

Kwame Kilpatrick Denied Early Release from Prison

by WI Guest Author May 27, 2020December 21, 2021
Rep. John Conyers, a civil rights activist and longtime congressman, co-sponsored the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inPolitics

Funeral Service Announced for John Conyers

by WI Guest Author October 31, 2019December 21, 2021
Posted inNational, Politics

Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Refutes Restitution Amount

by WI Guest Author September 18, 2017October 31, 2020
Posted inBlack History, National

The 1967 Detroit Riot: 50 Years Later

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor July 26, 2017October 31, 2020
Posted inCars

2017 Mitsubishi Lancer 2.4 SEL AWC Is a Joyride

by WI Guest Author January 1, 2017October 30, 2020
Donald Trump (Courtesy photo)
Posted inEditorial

EDITORIAL: Should We Care about Trump’s First Visit to a Black Church?

by WI Webstaff September 7, 2016October 30, 2020
Posted inNational

From ‘Crack Baby’ to Mentor, Shawn Blanchard Defies the Odds

by NNPAFreddie August 2, 2016October 30, 2020
Posted inBusiness

Goldman Sachs’ “10,000 Small Businesses” Program Spurs Economic Growth

by Stacy M. Brown July 11, 2016October 30, 2020
Posted inBusiness

Black Founders Praise Chase’s $100 Million Investment in Detroit Businesses

by NNPAFreddie May 31, 2016October 30, 2020

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