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I recently read an article on the most segregated cities in the United States, and guess what? Detroit was number one. Not too surprising. If you've ever driven across 8 Mile you'd know. Or, cross Alter or Mack road from Grosse Pointe into Detroit. There are several youtube videos that ...
I was browsing Amazon for something totally unrelated tonight when I came across a book called 'Kwame Sutra' in the 'Customers Who Viewed This Item Also Viewed' section. The name of the book caught my attention, so I clicked on it. Seems like it might be an interesting read, as ...
Last week, former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was finally convicted on 24 charges, including racketeering, extortion, bribery, mail fraud, and filing false tax returns. The 5 month trial also found Bobby Ferguson, a contractor and friend of Kilpatrick who was given several city contracts illegally, guilty on 9 charges. Kilpatricks ...
This will come as no surprise to many, but once again Detroit has been named the most dangerous city in the united states by Forbes. There were 2,137 violent crimes committed for every 100,000 residents, compared to second place St. Louis at 1,857 per 100k. Forbes claims that Detroit's numbers ...