DETROIT- Black comic book pioneer, Dwayne McDuffie has passed away according to reports. McDuffie founded Milestone Comics and helped create the character “Static Shock” who had his own TV series for a few years. Related: Cars we loved back then McDuffie also wrote for the TV series, “Justice League” as well as the straight to […]
DETROIT Aretha Franklin is denying reports that she suffered from pancreatic cancer. Access Hollywood interveiwed her about her health: “I really just began to not feel good and I said, ‘Oh, no this is it, I can’t do any more concerts till I know what the problem is,’” she added. The “Freedom” chanteuse shot down […]
DETROIT – A month after surgery in Detroit for an undisclosed ailment, Aretha Franklin says her health is “superb.” Franklin called in to Wednesday’s installment of “The Wendy Williams Show,” telling the host she was relaxing at a casino hotel in her hometown and hopes to begin traveling soon, saying she’ll be “looking for a […]
DETROIT (AP) The family of 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones, who was killed in a Detroit police raid to find a murder suspect, has sued A&E Television Networks for encouraging police aggression by videotaping the raid. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Detroit Tuesday claims the network and production crew filming for the cable television […]
Detroit — Imprisoned former Mayor of Detroit, Kwame Kilpatrick, was indicted on federal corruption charges along with his father and three aides. Kilpatrick is charged with using the Mayor’s office as a criminal enterprise to make money for himself and his associates. The Detroit Free Press reports: The 89-page indictment outlined four general areas of […]
In yet another sign of growing fiscal problems for states and municipalities, Detroit may be cutting key services in certain portions of the city, the WSJ reports.
DETROIT – Aretha Franklin underwent serious surgery last week and is “recovering very well,” her longtime friend, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, said Wednesday. Jackson said in an interview with The Associated Press that he’s visited with the legendary singer four or five times recently, including a few days ago, and that Franklin’s “spirits are high, […]
Detroit — Fox 2 in Detroit has confirmed that Aretha Franklin has cancer, While the National Enquirer has claimed she has pancreatic cancer, Fox 2 has not confirmed that to be the case. Fox 2 News in Detroit has confirmed that the “Queen of Soul” has cancer. A close relative of Aretha Franklin tells reporter […]
Detroit — Comedian, Mike Epps got into a physical altercation with a photographer in Detroit. TMZ reports that Mike punched the photographer for allegedly harassing him at a party for his wife. Epps — who played the “wrong Doug” in “The Hangover” — can be seen throwing one haymaker as security instantly swarmed in to […]
A 20-year-old Detroit man was killed after police say he was gunned down because he refused to give up his sunglasses. Darryle Miller Jr. was shot and killed outside of a nightclub Sunday morning over a pair of Cartier sunglasses believed to be worth $2,400. Miller’s mother Rose Ford tells My FOX Detroit that her […]
VIA: CNN.COM The imprisoned former mayor of Detroit, Kwame Kilpatrick, was charged with sexual misconduct during a visit by his wife on July Fourth, according to a report released by the Michigan Bureau of Prisons. “A correctional officer observed him touch the wife on her breast,” said Russ Marlan, a spokesman for the bureau. “All […]
Michelle Obama, along with Spike Lee and Magic Johnson were in Detroit for a Youth Mentor Event.
