Citylab, a publication dedicated to those building America’s future cities, examines Detroit’s future on the 50-year anniversary of Detroit’s 1967 uprising. In examining the language used to describe the events of July 1967 in Detroit, Citylab reports… Metro Detroiters fall into two camps based on the...
Detroit was the Model City in 1967. Model in housing, economy and integration. At least that is what the world thought. However, long-time problems festered. Melba Joyce Boyd was an African-American teenager in the city, fresh out of high school on her way to college....
From left to right: Congressman John Conyers, PNC Vice President and Client & Community Relations Director Gina Coleman, Brothers Always Together President Lamond Causey, Mayor Mike Duggan, Police Chief James Craig, Project Director of Detroit 67 Marlowe Stoudamire, Detroit Historical Society President Bob Bury, Councilwoman...
The Free Press's Bill McGraw discusses what we call the events of July 1967 and how a look back on history can change perspective....
This photo is of the looting of my father's record shop, on 12th St. It was my first time, last year, seeing an image of my father's store during the unrest. The sight was much different than I expected....
CW50's Street Beat takes its June 16 episode to look at some events around town recognizing Detroit 1967, including a new play, The Dream Deferred-Detroit....
Riot? Rebellion? Revolution? PBS Newshour examines the causes and impacts of Detroit’s Long Hot Summer of 1967 and the civil unrest that changed our community forever. Tune in to Detroit Public TV at 6 p.m. tonight as host Soledad O'Brien asks whether Detroit has addressed...
The Detroit Historical Society collected over 500 oral histories as part of the Detroit 67 Project. Today's Detroit Free Press features the oral history of John Colling, the senior publicist for the police and fire department during July 1967. Browse the oral history archive...
The Detroit Free Press in collaboration with Detroit 67: Looking Back to MOVE FORWARD will share the events of civil unrest from July 1967 on social media accounts as they unfolded fifty years ago. Join us in examining how media coverage helped shape perceptions and...
The Metro Times's Michael Jackman explores Detroit 67 as well as the man behind it....