Detroit 1967

Fifty years ago next month, a police raid on a Detroit after-hours bar exploded into five days of violent unrest.The city is still grappling with what…

Twenty years ago, when I was covering Dr. Jack Kevorkian’s assisted suicide crusade, I came to know a retired Detroit policeman named Ray Good, whose wife…

Last Friday evening, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra presented the world premiere of a new work titled, “Detroit '67 for Choir and Orchestra.”The piece…

In the summer of 1967, the streets of Detroit shook with violence.Civil unrest over lack of housing for blacks and open animosity with the mostly white…

The civil unrest that began in Detroit on July 23, 1967, was one of the most challenging and difficult events in Michigan history.The 50th anniversary of…

The Old English "D" has become emblematic of the city of Detroit — it can be seen tattooed on forearms or stuck on the bumpers of cars, and of course, all…

1968 was a very tense and pivotal year in Detroit's history. The city was putting itself back together again after the riots in July of '67.That was the…

1967 and 1968. Those were some mighty vivid years in Detroit's history.In 1967, racial tensions boiled over that hot July night on 12th Street.But the…

One of the most painful and divisive times in Michigan's history were the five days in July 1967 known as "the Detroit riots," which left 43 people dead,…

We've almost all done it – you might have even done it just today: Made a purchase online.But have you ever wondered why you have to pay sales tax on…