detroit
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Bad-Ass Mich. State Student, 22, Is Running for Mayor of Detroit
In a continuing trend of millennials raising the bar and showing they have what it takes to help institute positive change in the world, a 22-year-old black woman has announced her candidacy for mayor of Detroit. Although Myya D. Jones has not graduated from college yet, the Michigan State University business-management major has already built…
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Detroit Father Shot and Killed While Dropping Son Off at School
Detroit police are investigating after a father was reportedly shot to death in front of his son’s school Wednesday morning, the Detroit Free Press reports. Police say that the man was shot in the head shortly after his son exited the vehicle and went into the Mark Twain Elementary School in southwest Detroit. The young…
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Charges Dropped Against Detroit Man in Wayne State Cop Killing
Charges have been dropped against a Detroit man accused of fatally shooting a Wayne State University campus police officer. Officer Collin Rose, 29, was shot and killed in November, and DeAngelo Davis, 31, was arrested the same night and charged with the murder, the New York Daily News reports. Davis had been in jail since…
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Donald Trump to Visit Black Church in Detroit
Donald Trump is moving forward with his plans to reach out to African-American voters, making what the Detroit Free Press is calling his “first foray” into black churches by visiting the Great Faith Ministries Church in Detroit on Saturday. According to the report, Trump will also tape an interview with the church’s bishop, Wayne T.…
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The GOP’s Obsession With Detroit Is a Dangerously Coded Attack on Black Leadership
Donald Trump wasn’t the first Republican presidential hopeful to visit Detroit. Nor was he the first, fashioned like modern Tarzan, to swing in on a vine and lecture majority-black cities on how they suck at running things. Over the past several years, Detroit has made its way from storied wasteland to bankrupt town to experimental…
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Black Activist Group Sues Detroit Police Department on Mistreatment of Members
A black activist group has filed a lawsuit against the Detroit Police Department accusing its officers of constant harassment, abuse and mistreatment of its members, the Detroit Free Press reports. “It is beyond comprehension why New Era Detroit, a peaceful and powerful, people-driven organization, would be done like this,” the group states in a federal lawsuit.…
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9-Year-Old Girl Uses Money to Buy Lunch for Detroit Cops Following Dallas Shooting
Instead of spending her birthday treating herself, a 9-year-old Detroit girl decided to show her appreciation for some of the city’s cops by bringing them lunch, WWJ reports. According to the news station, Samya McLaughlin brought the city’s 11th Precinct officers bagged lunches of sandwiches, chips, fruit and a cookie, paying for the lunches with…
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Detroit Police Detective Demoted After Rant Against Black Lives Matter
A Detroit Police Department detective has been demoted and an internal investigation is being launched following a Facebook post that blasted the Black Lives Matter movement, the Detroit Free Press reports. The detective involved was identified as Nathan Weekley, the brother of Police Officer Joseph Weekley, who shot and killed 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones during a…
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Former Colts Running Back Zurlon Tipton Dies After Accidentally Shooting Himself
Former Indianapolis Colts running back Zurlon Tipton died Tuesday after accidentally shooting himself at a car dealership in Detroit, ESPN reports. The 26-year-old was reportedly handling a duffel bag when a gun inside the bag fired as he dropped off his car to be looked at, police said. “Zurlon was a dude you rooted for—an…
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Owner of Dogs That Mauled 4-Year-Old Detroit Boy to Death Is Convicted of Manslaughter
Geneke Lyons, the owner of a pack of dogs that fatally mauled a Detroit 4-year-old boy in December after dragging the child, Xavier Strickland, from his mother was convicted of involuntary manslaughter Friday, the Detroit Free Press reports. The deadly attack was captured on surveillance video, which jurors viewed during a trial that included testimony…