Detroit

Stoop Lee
with Ally Evenson • Curtis Roach • Na Bonsai

Mar, 22 @ 7:00 pm ( Doors: 7:00 pm )
Magic Stick
All Ages

What do you mean, you don't know Stoop Lee? From The Metro Times article…

"[At] the end of the day, I just wanna lift the city up and get people to see what's going on here," the artist, singer, and rapper otherwise known as Ade Olaniran says. "It's bigger than me."

The music Olaniran makes, as Stoop Lee, is also intrinsically uplifting: a cool composite of hip-hop, indie, and electro-pop that weaves in elements of soul and jazz. And while that certainly covers a lot of ground, genre-wise, that's partly because Olaniran collaborates with such a wide range of versatile artists, each similarly operating either inside of multiple genres at once or outside of any genre whatsoever.

I don't know about you but I like it.

Because-I-Love-You extralinks:

• stoop lee and the Culdesac - Live on WDET
• Stoop Lee – Cerulean City (feat. Dayo Gold)
• stoop lee: Tiny Desk Submission 2022

EDIT 13:00:00 CEST: typographic errors.

Over at The Metro Times, Ms Randiah Camille Green reports on the DIA's restitution efforts of Native American relics to their rightful owners, a task sometimes easier and harder than it would appear…

“The DIA has removed some items from display in an effort to return cultural items in the collection that likely were taken from Native American communities or individual makers without consent. The DIA is in discussion with Native American Tribes and is following the process outlined in the Native American Graves and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).”

~Photo:~ ~Randiah~ ~Camille~ ~Green~

NAGPRA isn’t a new law that suddenly appeared in 2024, however. It has been the federal law since 1990 and regulations requiring institutions to consult with Native American tribes went into effect in 1995. Unfortunately, as Chief Executive and Attorney for the Association on American Indian Affairs Shannon O’Loughlin explains, several loopholes in the previous iteration of NAGPRA allowed museums to get away with non-compliance.

In 2021, DIA Assistant Curator for Native American Art Denene De Quintal “encountered” the remains of 13 Indigenous ancestors and six funerary objects in a storeroom for the museum’s Indigenous Americas collection during a “comprehensive inventory,” according to transcripts from a NAGPRA Review Committee meeting on June 7-8, 2023. De Quintal joined the museum in 2019 after the position was vacant for nearly a decade.

~Photo:~ ~Steve~ ~Nealing~

One of the updates to NAGPRA was removing the “culturally unidentifiable human remains” category. […] “It’s a lie under the law,” O’Loughlin says about Native American ancestors being culturally unidentifiable. “Most of these institutions, the inventories that they’ve produced have plenty of information, including geography, to affiliate those ancestors with their nations. But, they determined that — because they didn’t consult [and] they just sent a letter — ‘I guess they’re not identified with anyone, so we’ll keep them.’”

Very few bands survive for four decades. Even fewer are those that continue to reach new creative heights, long after legendary status has been achieved. Voïvod were never like other bands: even as the thrash metal scene exploded in the early ‘80s, the Jonquière, Québec crew stood apart, both as unique visionaries and as proud subverters of the metallic norm.

Rising out of the East Coast thrash metal landscape, Prong carved a niche all their own with their minimalist take on the genre that combines hardcore punk and metal with gritty New York City noise-rock. Fronted by guitarist/vocalist and sole constant member Tommy Victor, the band earned critical and commercial acclaim in the early '90s with a string of albums[…]that paired unrelenting grooves with brash alternative metal.

Direct link for tickets: here!

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…oh…oh, sorry! I didn't see you there…I was busy—ahem—"reading" the linked Ciara article in the Vibe sidebar…back to it…

Says first-time-solo rap artiste, silicone enthusiast and "eccentricity disdainer", Offset…

“SET IT OFF is more than a phrase, it’s a vibe we’re creating together,” Offset stated in a press release about the concert. “This tour is not just a series of concerts, it’s a journey into my mind. I’m ready to hit the road on my first solo headlining tour, bringing the heat and most importantly, giving the fans a new way to experience my music.”

As his first tour without Quavo or the late Takeoff, fans can expect to witness ‘Set do things his way as he performs singles from his third studio album of the same name. Infectious bops like “Worth It,” “Fan,” and “Freaky” featuring Cardi B are just a few from the LP that are sure to get the crowd to their feet.

Tickets are still available from the LiveNation website.

Bonus link: Offset talks about the 10 things he can't live without.

Isn't this what the internet was invented for?!

Listen to Essential Music March 16-17 and March 23-24 starting at 11 a.m. ET to join the fun. Anyone who donates to our fundraiser while Ann and Rob are on the air automatically receives a $10 gift card to Premier Pet Supply!

Completely fill out the form below and submit a photo of your pet to be added to WDET’s pet photo gallery. WDET’s experts on pet cuteness will decide the top photo to win the grand prize of a $50 Premier Pet Supply gift card!

I always loved David Alan Grier. His career, while nothing to complain about…well, in my less-than-humble opinion, he's one of the most underrated and—in a positive sense—underexploited talents today. I mean, for the amount of work he's done, between stage, cinema and television…aww, I probably sound like his mother…

On Sunday night, the man Entertainment Weekly calls a “national treasure” popped up on ABC as the off-camera announcer of the 2024 Oscar broadcast.

See what I mean?…while EW got that "national treasure" right, DAG should've been in front of the Oscar cameras! Moving right along…

Written and directed Kobi Libii, [The American Society of Magical Negroes, Griers's new film,] offers a provocative twist on movies like 1999’s “The Green Mile,” where the prisoner played by Michael Clarke Duncan used his inexplicable healing powers to help prison guard Tom Hanks, and 2000’s “The Legend of Bagger Vance,” where the mysterious golf caddie portrayed by Will Smith appears out of the mist to aid the golfer played by Matt Damon.

Grier plays Roger, a veteran of the society who believes in its quest and recruits Aren as a member. As Grier puts it, “If someone were to say, ‘Well, if magical negroes are doing so much, look at the world. There’s so much suffering, so much racial strife. You guys aren’t doing anything!’… I think my character’s response would be, ‘Oh, we’re doing a lot. Imagine if we weren’t here.'"

Asked whether he ever played the sorts of parts that Libii is satirizing here, Grier says with a laugh: “Trust me, I auditioned for a bunch of those magical Negro roles. I never got them because I wasn’t giving that vibe off. They were like, ’Thank you, David, no.'"

Grier emerged on television as a comedy star through the early 1990s Fox sketch comedy hit “In Living Color.” Alongside castmates like Jim Carrey and Damon Wayans, Grier played a wide range of popular characters like blues singer Calhoun Tubbs, who was based on longtime Ann Arbor street musician Shakey Jake.

Best of luck and continued success, Mr Grier!

Alt link via archive.is

cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/9800257

I can't help think how this'll affect your Memorial Day weekend.

“The abuse of nitrous oxide ‘whip-its’ continues to be a problem in Detroit and around the state, leading to serious health impacts, in part because of how widely accessible the canisters and crackers are," said SB 57 sponsor Sen. Stephanie Chang, D-Detroit, in a statement. "With the governor’s signature today, we have taken another important step to prevent nitrous oxide abuse and keep whip-it paraphernalia off shelves and out of people’s hands."

Studies show recreational whippet use can lead to adverse health outcomes, like vitamin B12 inactivation and deficiency. Vitamin B12 inactivation can lead to weakness, paresthesia or pins-and-needles sensation in the hands, and spinal cord degeneration, Dr. Varun Vorha, director of the Michigan Poison and Drug Information Center, said during committee testimony on the bills.

Well, y'know…there are worse things to inhale.

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Alt. link via archive.is

WDET 101.9's The Metro hosts Tia Graham and Nick Austin talk with Movement Festival director, Jason Huvaere, about what to expect this upcoming Memorial Day weekend, organizing an event of this size ~~and where you can pick up your ecstasy and glowsticks~~ in the city where techno—like "The Motown Sound" and proto-punk—was born.

“It’s kind of like putting together, you know, a 1,000 piece puzzle, and giving yourself enough time to do it,” Huvaere said of the event’s staging. “You can’t do that big of a puzzle overnight.”

“We like doing things when there’s a live element to it, that we can’t do throughout the rest of the year. Shows that just won’t fit inside of a club or shows that really are kind of a new idea that has been born from the winter before,” he said.

Detroit was and is always at the forefront of technology—hey, excluding the automotive leader this town ~~is~~ was, we were also once "The Stove Capitol of the World" and the refrigerated boxcar was high-tech stuff. Nowadays, it's difficult to even conceptualize, much less not take for granted, a "long-distance call:" thanks to satellite technology and those pocket-sized computers we carry called smartphones, people all over the world are immediately "right next door."

Jason Clinton over at City Tour Detroit however recounts a tale from different times, of the first long-distance telephone call between the Detroit exchange (313) and Chicago (312) in 1877.

An aside: Detroit and metroDetroit™ used to be telephonically one big, happy family until 1993, "when Oakland, Macomb, Genesee, Lapeer, St. Clair, and Sanilac as well as small sections of Saginaw, Shiawassee, Livingston, Washtenaw, and Wayne counties north of Detroit" were split off into area code 810, with that splitting into 248 (splitting further into 248 and 947), 734 and 586.

More 313 bizness:

• WDIV-4: 313 Day at Valade Park on Detroit Riverfront -- it's forecasted to be warm (high 50s-low 60s) but bring your um-ber-ella-ella-ella just in case.
• Fox2: 'Three Thirteen Store' prepares for 313 Day in Detroit

Over at the Michigan Chronicle, managing editor/author/wellness educator/and probably a hundred other things (chicks rule! 💘) Miss AJ Williams has compiled a comprehensive list of community events, festivities, give-aways, discounts and other generally fun things to do to show your love and pride for Detroit…as well as spreading those dollars around.

$3.13 pints of brew! $3.13 burgers! Boston Coolers! Free Coney Dogs and commemorative chains! Click the link and see what's what -- wut wut!

The Detroit Historical Museum is hosting a special pop-up exhibit on Wednesday, March 13th, in honor of 313 Day. This free event will showcase the work of local designer Tommey Walker, founder of the Detroit vs. Everybody brand.

Walker explains his motivation: “Detroit has a history that resembles the characteristics of its citizens; it is spirited, fascinating, and heroic. Our history deserves to be the center of everyday conversations. Detroit Vs Everybody has joined forces with the Detroit Historical Society to start the conversation, in a real way.”*

Wednesday, March 13, 10:00am – 5:00pm
Detroit Historical Museum
5401 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI
Admission: Free

The Redford Theatre presents
To Kill A Mockingbird (Mulligan, 1962), in 35mm
with a special appearance
by actress Mary Badham ("Scout")
Monday, March 11 at 7:00 PM
Tickets: $15

Nominated for eight Academy Awards and winning three Oscars® in 1962, including Best Actor for Gregory Peck, this film has been since included in the Library of Congress' National Film Registry, the American Film Institute and the British Film Institute.

This was powerful stuff for 1962 and still is; we are still talking about rape, race, injustice and poverty. I will say that the film hasn't aged well in certain aspects. The world has advanced (baby steps?) since 1962, the language and certain scenes are uncomfortable in today's setting, and the film is somewhat superficial in its handling of the story's events and some characters. There's even a white saviour aspect about it that oddly enough comes out moreso in the film than in the book but that could just be the medium; the mind's eye is always more subtle and labile than the movie camera lens. It also at times has a strong, unexplainable television quality about it, as opposed to being cinematic.

Nevertheless, I insist the film, like the book is mandatory reading, is to be seen. The performances, especially Gregory Peck's and special guest Mary Badham, are not to be missed.

Mary Badham ("Scout") will appear in person for this screening. Oscar nominated for her role of Scout Finch in the film, Badham will be in town in the play version of To Kill a Mockingbird at the Fisher Theatre—now cast as Ms. Dubose. She will introduce the film and answer audience questions at intermission.

Did you know…

• Mary Badham was the youngest actress (10 years old at the time) ever nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category for the Academy Awards?
• this film was the screen debut of Robert Duvall (The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, Tender Mercies, etc.)?

Well, well. Neil Rubin or somebody at The Freep must have heard me crabbing about the amount of space given to Jimmy Doom a couple of days ago as Rubin and The Freep have published a sort of follow-up to the Doom story…

That early morning "cemented my resolve," Doom says, to keep churning out fiction, exercising his mind and fingers for as long as his imagination will allow. […] Or, until he goes broke and has to become "the worst employee Jeff Bezos ever had."

The problem with being an author is the same as the problem with being an actor, and probably a painter or a tuba player: it seems like 5% of the people make 90% of the money.

Here's a recent one for ya, I don't think Jimmy'll mind…Drained.

By the way, Jimmy says hello!

Alt. link via archive.is

This is no home-team "automatic" cheerleading.

If I've learned one thing about Motown and the metroDetroit™ surrounding area, it's that we as a populace have a bit of an inferiority complex when comparing our city and its inhabitants' achievements to, say, New York or L.A., or even European capitols like London or Paris. It most likely stems from the fall of Detroit as an world industrial capitol starting in the 1970s and the hard times that followed, but that's just my conjecture. It's high time we once again consider ourselves as one of the top World-Class Cities of the World that we are!

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Michigan has one of the top 5 ranked science centers in the entire country. That’s according to USA Today’s 10Best ranking, which just listed the Michigan Science Center in Detroit as the No. 3 top science center in the U.S. for a second straight year.

“The Michigan Science Center promotes creative and dynamic STEM learning through a series of interactive exhibits,” USA Today’s 10Best ranking wrote. “This Detroit cultural district institution features live stage shows, an IMAX Dome, 4D theater, planetarium, and exhibit space with more than 220 hands-on activities and exhibits.”

The article goes on to confirm what I've known and proclaimed to the uninitiated for decades…

And this isn’t the first 2024 accolade for Michigan from USA Today’s 10Best lists. The Detroit Institute of Arts has been ranked the No. 1 art museum in the country [emphasis mine] […]

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[…] Detroit is ranked as having the No. 5 street art scene in the U.S. and Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids is ranked as the top sculpture park in the nation.

USA Today still has more 10Best ranking announcements forthcoming. Its 2023 rankings listed The Detroit Riverwalk No. 1 in the U.S.; Campus Martius Park in downtown Detroit took the top spot for Best Public Square in the U.S., the DIA came in at No. 1 for U.S. art museums, and the Motown Museum ranked at the top spot for music museums, but didn’t land on the 2024 list.

Hmmphh! No Motown Museum?! What a snub! I guess they had to give the others a chance.

cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/9673515

[…] can you promise me you won’t send the police to my house and have me arrested? […] I got kids. I don’t want them to see that.

Touching, isn't it?

Refusing to submit "fingerprints and a DNA sample as required by law," not appearing at her court date on March 7, 2024, alleged election tamperer and Trump minion, attorney Stefanie Lambert Juntilla is thumbing her nose at everybody. Even her LinkedIn photo is, euphemistically, misrepresentative…

~Photo:~ ~LinkedIn.~

~Photo:~ ~Dieu-Nalio~ ~Chery/Reuters~

Lambert Junttila did not appear at the Thursday show cause hearing and will have 24 hours to turn herself in, with prosecutor Tim Maat requesting that the warrant not be executed until 5 p.m. Friday in line with a previous agreement he had made with Lambert Junttila, where she asked that Maat not send officers to her home to arrest her.

The court had issued multiple orders for Lambert Junttila to have her fingerprints and a DNA sample taken, as is required by law. Matis noted the initial order requesting fingerprints and DNA sampling was issued on Aug. 4, 2023, with a deadline of Aug. 10, 2023.

“I did order the defendant to be present. Candidly, if she had shown up with proof she had done it that would have been fine. But obviously she’s not present,” [Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Jeffery S.] Matis said.

And with that, Judge Matis issued a bench warrant for Attorney Lambert Junttila's arrest. Enough's enough, n'est-ce pas?

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Further reading…

• From MLive: Bench warrant issued for attorney charged in Michigan tabulator probe

• Previous Leon c/detroit: How Michigan lawyer Stephanie Lambert ascended on unproven claims of voter fraud

Born today in Detroit in 1938, Roy Brooks was a jazz drummer/percussionist whose résumé reads like a Who's Who of jazz greats and whose life was sadly affected by bipolar disorder.

Here's an excellent, in-depth article and interview with Brooks by Jim Dulzo, published in The Metro Times from 2001. Brooks at the time was serving time at Marquette Branch Prison for felonious assault, again victim of his manic depression.

In his honor and for your listening pleasure, here's a brief playlist of Brooks' inspired playing.

• Passin' The Buck
  • from Beat
• Go-Go
  • with the Chet Baker Quintet, Boppin' with the Chet Baker Quintet
• Scrapple From The Apple
  • with Blue Mitchell, Blue's Moods
• The Jumpin' Blues
  • with Dexter Gordon, The Jumpin' Blues
• Ishmael
  • with Abdullah Ibrahim, Banyana - Children of Africa
• Billie's Bounce
  • from Understanding
• Ray's Idea
  • with Sonny Stitt, Constellation
• Brother
  • with Yusef Lateef, The Complete Yusef Lateef
• The Gringo/Cool Eyes (The Theme)
  • with the Horace Silver Quintet, Doin' The Thing
• Zulu
  • from Duet in Detroit

I can't believe Doom can tell a story in only 100 words! 🤣 Just kidding, Jimmy!

[Jimmy] Doom is a writer, actor, bartender and all-around character who has posted a piece of new, original fiction on Substack for 813 straight days.

These three dare-I-say "tweet-sized" stories are so brief that I won't quote from them; you gotta read 'em for yourselves! What's worse is I wish they'd have reprinted at least three more! Whattsamatter, Freep? Couldn't spare the page real estate? The cost of ink too high? Jimmy Doom, the inventor of potato-chip lit!

I will say I've always liked Doom and his writing; I'd met him many years ago around the time I was looking to put a print magazine and was more-than-pleasantly surprised when he submitted a piece. Jimmy Doom…he's got a charm all his own.

Alt links and further reading:

• Alt link courtesy of archive.is
• Previous Leon c/detroit: Author Jimmy Doom discusses new book

All hail the King…King penguin chick, that is!

This is Ernest Shackleton.

The Detroit Zoo is officially introducing a new king penguin chick. […] Ernest Shackleton was born on August and recently turned 7 months old. The happy ball of fluff weighs over 35 pounds, which is more than his parents weigh.

But, why Ernest Shackleton?

This is also Ernest Shackleton.

Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton CVO OBE FRGS FRSGS (15 February 1874 – 5 January 1922) was an Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic. He was one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.

They're just so droll over at the Detroit Zoo!

cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/9591284

Attention: non-community-specific content. You'll live. You may even thank me.

Today is International Women's Day, growing from the Socialist Party of America's Women's Day (February 28, 1908) to the UN's invitation of observance in 1975. And not unlike great American talent Morgan Freeman's observation regarding Black History Month, I too wonder why recognition of roughly half the planet's population is relegated to one month a year.

This year's United Nations theme for March 8, 2024 is Invest in women: Accelerate progress.

According to the UN Women Headquarters website…

• The gender pay gap stands at 20 per cent, meaning women workers earn 80 per cent of what men do. For women of colour, migrant women, those with disabilities, and women with children, the gap is even greater.
• Women also do three more hours of daily care work than men, globally.
• The motherhood penalty exacerbates pay inequity, with working mothers facing lower wages, a disparity that jumps as the number of children a woman has increases.
• Despite significant progress in women’s education and labour market participation, progress in closing the gender pay gap has been too slow. At this pace, it will take almost 300 years to achieve economic gender parity.

Over at the BBC, Why do campaigners argue that International Women's Day is needed?

• UN experts say they have received credible allegations of human rights violations against women and girls in Gaza, including cases of rape by Israeli forces.

• The BBC has also seen evidence of rape, sexual violence and mutilation of Israeli women during the 7 October Hamas attacks.

• In Afghanistan, girls above primary-school age remain banned from classrooms by the Taliban, hindering women's access to equal education.

• In Iran, many continue to defy the rules requiring women to cover their hair, while activists like the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi are facing lengthy jail terms.

• The UN says women and girls in Sudan are being abducted and raped in areas controlled by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), where they are forced to marry and are held for ransom.

• According to the 2023 Global Gender Gap Index, published every year by the World Economic Forum, no country has yet achieved full gender equality or parity.

The question bears repeating…

Where would you be today without a woman?

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I leave you all today with a March 8^th^-inspired playlist by Detroit-based baritone saxophonist, Kresge artist fellow and host of WDET's Visions, Kaleigh Wilder.

⏯ Visions: Celebrate Women’s History Month with music from Sarah Vaughan, Mary Lou Williams, jaimie branch, more

Oh, and Happy March 8^th^, Ms Green.

This already made the rounds in local media but in case you Motown motorists missed it, Forbes magazine declared Detroit drivers the #3 worst drivers in the United States, fact-checked and everything.

I know you're dying to know who won the Death Race 2024 and who the other contenders were without jumping over to the linked article, so because I love you all…

1. Albuquerque, NM (pop. 564,559)[^1]
2. Memphis, TN (pop. 633,104)
3. Detroit, MI (pop. 639,111)
4. Tucson, AZ (pop. 542,629)
5. Kansas City, MO (pop. 508,090)
6. Dallas, TX (pop. 1,304,379)
7. Louisville, KY (pop. 633,045)
8. Phoenix, AZ (pop. 1,608,139)
9. Fort Worth, TX (pop. 918,915)
10. Tampa, FL (pop. 384,959)

Hmmm…according to Jonathon Ramsey (who apparently did the math) at autoblog.com…

Detroit almost swept second place in every metric [emphasis mine -- r^2^], only missing out by coming 22nd in the distracted driving category.

I found amusing that over at WXYZ.com, not one interviewee really defended with any conviction Detroit driving nor drivers!

"Honestly, it depends where. Like downtown drivers are a little more aware of pedestrians and stuff but outside of the downtown area, it can get a little squirrely," Josh Rzeppa said. "It's hard to say how you're ranking, because you know during rush hour anywhere its going to be crazy."

r^2^ Rabbit Hole Time™ #1: according to the World Population Review as of 2024 there are…

19,495 incorporated cities, towns and villages in the United States. 14,768 of these have populations below 5,000. Only ten have populations above 1 million and none are above 10 million. 310 cities are considered at least medium cities with populations of 100,000 or more.

r^2^ Rabbit Hole Time™ #2: way back in pre-COVID19 2017, WXYZ did some guesstimation on how many unlicensed drivers there may be in the state…

So how many unlicensed drivers are on the road in Michigan? […] Hard to say exactly, because, well, they are unlicensed and live in the shadows. The state doesn't have that data, but the Michigan Secretary of State told us there are 7.1 million licensed drivers in the state.

Approximately 1.5 million Michiganders of driving age are unaccounted for and potentially on the road - unlicensed. […]That doesn't include those licensed with suspended licenses, a problem the 7 Investigators exposed earlier this year.

AAA says those drivers account for 1 out of 5 deadly crashes -staggering numbers and a lot of unanswered questions.

[^1]: all population counts are from 2010-2020 US census

At a time when Black people faced legalized discrimination and inequities in healthcare systems across the nation, Dr. Lula Belle Stewart-Robinson treated Black children in her home on Detroit’s west side. […] Now, the home of the first Black female pediatric cardiologist in Michigan is a step closer to becoming an official historic landmark.

“Healthcare was one of the major battlefronts of civil rights and Black progress,” [official City of Detroit historian Jamon Jordan] said. “People think about public accommodation – buses, lunch counters, water fountains, bathrooms – but the fight for equality in healthcare has been a very long fight that people don’t talk about enough. Dr. Lula Belle Stewart-Robinson’s house is a site where that battle was going on.”

Last spring, [Dr Stewart-Robinson's youngest son] Michael Robinson began exploring the idea of getting the home a historic designation. He reached out to Janese Chapman, director of the city’s History Designation Advisory Board. Robinson said Chapman instructed him to gauge interest from the community.

A fascinating tribute to this neighborhood heroine.

Hardy was a Detroit native who had spent time cooking in Miami and New York City for high-profile customers. He returned to Detroit and opened Rosedale Park restaurant River Bistro in 2017, followed by Coop Detroit at the Detroit Shipping Company, a food hall in the Cass Corridor a year later. He also owned and operated Jed's Detroit, a pizza and burger carryout at Seven Mile and Interstate 75.

In 2021, he was named one of The Detroit News' Michiganians of the Year and was presented with the Angelo Henderson community award. He also has accolades from the Detroit Free Press and Hour Detroit, and was recognized by the New York Times as one of "16 Black chefs changing food in America."

During all of his successes, Hardy gave back. More than 10 years ago, he founded his nonprofit One Chef Can 86 Hunger, and also worked with other groups, including the Horatio Williams Foundation, the I AM Hope Foundation and Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen For Good.

Alt. links (via archive.is):

• The News: Award-winning Detroit chef Maxcel Hardy dies at age 40
• The Freep: Max Hardy, Detroit chef, restaurateur and community advocate, dies at 40
• The Metro Times: Detroit chef Max Hardy dies suddenly

cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/9380071

It's National Women's ~~History~~ Herstory Month, declared way back in preherstoric 1987. I've got the r^2^ ArtMonkeys™ working on a commemorative banner as we speak! Until then…

On the first day of National Women’s History Month, Michigan women rallied in Detroit on Friday to support the Biden-Harris Democratic U.S. presidential ticket.

Among the participants were Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and state Sen. Sarah Anthony (D-Lansing). Also attending were Reproductive Freedom For All director of Michigan campaigns Shanay Watson-Whittaker and Nicole Wells Stallworth, CEO of the Children’s Center in Detroit.

“I am here as a proud woman in Michigan who will be supporting Joe Biden,” said Anthony. She pointed out that Biden appointed Kamala Harris, a former U.S. senator from California as his vice president.

The following article appeared in the Free Press on Feb. 28, 1974.

Justice William J. Brennan asked: "What happens if a school system finds itself with more students than it has budgeted for?" And Justice White asked if suburban Detroit taxpayers can "fairly be taxed to pay the expenses of the desegregation of Detroit?"

Nathaniel R. Jones, general counsel of the NAACP, responded to both questions by saying those were issues Judge Roth would have to consider in ordering any particular integration plan. Jones and J. Harold Flannery, who also argued for the NAACP, said repeatedly that there is no integration order and the court faces only the question of whether a school integration order must stop at the Detroit city limits.

A similar position was taken by U.S. Solicitor General Robert Bork, who argued that a school integration plan limited to Detroit would be the proper solution for the segregation Judge Roth found. A metropolitan plan "is so disproportionate to the violation that it is an impermissible exercise of judicial power," Bork said.

Alt. link: archive.is

Zina Thomas, 60, of Detroit, was arrested Wednesday and charged in a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, money laundering and aggravated identity theft, U. S. Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced.

The scheme targeted low-income individuals who were facing potential tax foreclosure. According to the complaint, Thomas currently resides in one of the properties involved.

Thomas and other perpetrators are alleged to have filed multiple fraudulent quitclaim deeds, frequently transferring the target properties from the victim-owners to non-existent “interim owners” before ultimately selling the properties to unwitting third parties, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a news release.

• From The News: Feds charge Detroit woman in scheme to steal homes from owners (via archive.is)
• From The Freep: Feds: Homeownership program director for Detroit nonprofit stole 30 properties in scheme (via archive.is)