Imagine a son’s grief so devastating that he would steal his dad’s casket from the cemetery with plans to bring him back to life through prayer.  Read more here

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Coleman Young was the first black mayor of Detroit. Young served the city of Detroit for 20 years. The Tuscaloosa, Alabama native was born in 1918, moving to Detroit’s Black Bottom ghetto in the 1920’s. He served as a Tuskegee Airman in WWII before becoming an activist with the United Auto Workers. Active in politics, […]

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Two young men are suspected of carjacking an 87-year-old woman on Tuesday morning, Fox 2 Detroit reports. SEE ALSO:  19 Things That Rihanna Does Better…

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Joshua Smith, a 9-year-old boy from Detroit, Mich., has made national headlines over his ambitious efforts to help his hometown rise out of its ever-sinking…

Detroit is at least $100 million in debt, but that hasn’t discouraged 9-year-old Joshua Smith (pictured) from setting up a lemonade and popcorn stand in…

The Detroit Police Department says a 10-year-old boy is believed to be behind a recentcarjacking, Fox 2 News Detroit reports. Police are looking for the youngster and his alleged 16-year-old partner in crime for a carjacking that took place outside of a Family Dollar store in Detroit on Saturday. The 34-year-old female victim says the pair held her at gunpoint […]

On top of all the music awards and nominations, Franklin, who has never attended college, also has honorary doctorates in music from Berklee College of Music (2006) and Yale University (2010).   The Queen of Soul, is now a doctor!

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Not all news out of Detroit is bad! On Sunday, 46 seniors from Cristo Rey High School in Southwest Detroit will become the first graduating…

DETROIT (WXYZ) – Pastor Marvin Winans’ SUV remains missing as of Thursday morning and so do the men who punched, kicked and robbed the famous gospel singer. Winans was pumping gas Wednesday afternoon at a Detroit Citgo station on the corner of Linwood and Davison when at least two men ambushed him. The carjackers took his […]

DALLAS (AP) — For two decades, Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson has been an outspoken voice for Democrats in her signature bright blazer and multicolored scarf. Now the first black woman to represent North Texas in Congress faces serious opposition in the May 29 primary election, and the effort to unseat her is just one of […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is facing federal civil charges of taking part in an influence-peddling scheme involving the city’s public-employee pension funds. The Securities and Exchange Commission says Kilpatrick and ex-city treasurer Jeffrey Beasley received $125,000 in private jet travel and other perks from an investment firm. The SEC says that […]