Mayor Mary Sheffield, concerned about the poverty rate, on Monday announced the appointment of Luke Shaefer, a nationally recognized expert on poverty and social policy, as Detroit’s first Chief of Health, Human Services, and Poverty Solutions. Shaefer, t... See more
After having a series of behind-the-scenes discussions with the Democratic Party, Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II announced Monday that he was dropping out of the governor’s race to run for secretary of state. Gilchrist tells the Detroit News he was not pres... See more
Milton Butch Jones, a leader of the notorious Detroit heroin gang Young Boys Inc. (YBI) in the 1970s and 1980s, died this week of a heart attack, according to The Gangster Report, which covers organized crime. He was 70. Jones had been released from a fed... See more
Milton “Butch” Jones, a leader of the notorious Detroit heroin gang Young Boys Inc. (YBI) in the 1970s and 1980s, died this week of a heart attack, according to The Gangster Report, which covers organized crime. He was 70. Jones had been released from fed... See more
Rev. Horace Sheffield III, the father of Mayor Mary Sheffield, is endorsing Democratic candidate Jocelyn Benson for governor. "I grew up in the era of the Civil Rights Movement," Sheffield said in a press release issued by the Benson campaign. "My dad cha... See more
