DETROIT — The site of a transient motel in Detroit where three young Black men were killed, allegedly by white police officers, during the city's bloody 1967 race riot is receiving a historic marker.
This July will mark the 50th anniversary of the Detroit riot that began in the early hours of July 23, 1967. It was one of the most contentious events of the 1960s, which exposed just how strained ...
Native Detroiter Robert Davis participates in One Detroit’s “Destination Detroit” series. Native Detroiter Robert Davis reflects on his parents' journey to Detroit in the 1950s, his childhood in the ...
The private park where the Algiers Motel in Detroit once stood now has a Michigan historical marker, which will be introduced to the public Friday to acknowledge the police raid and tragedy that ...
The unrest in the Motor City a half-century ago this summer left 43 dead. It was one of the most devastating episodes of civil conflict in the... It was after 3 a.m. on a Sunday: July 23, 1967. A ...
The design for an installation with wind chimes, a communal table and seating on the island park will be unveiled in September. Looking back on those fateful days and nights and thinking about the ...
One Detroit Arts & Culture shares the story of Dominique Morisseau's "Detroit '67" play, based on the Detroit 1967 riots. Then, WRCJ Producer/host Peter Whorf talks with Detroit Symphony Orchestra ...