Detroit Free Press Hundreds of people gathered at Michigan and Third avenues near Detroit Police Department headquarters in downtown Detroit Thursday night for the seventh night of protests before taking to the streets.George Floyd's death has sparked a reckoning over systemic racism and how to address it across the country and in Detroit. The city has not seen the destruction and looting of other places, but there have been tense periods and hundreds of arrests. However, on Wednesday night, a peaceful march was permitted to go on for hours after the city's 8 p.m curfew. And...…Detroit Free Press Hundreds of people gathered at Michigan and Third avenues near Detroit Police Department headquarters in downtown Detroit Thursday night for the seventh night of protests before taking to the streets.George Floyd's death has sparked a reckoning over systemic racism and how to address it across the country and in Detroit. The city has not seen the destruction and looting of other places, but there have been tense periods and hundreds of arrests. However, on Wednesday night, a peaceful march was permitted to go on for hours after the city's 8 p.m curfew. And...WW…

Detroit Free Press The Detroit Free Press is suing the city of Detroit for access to all of the public records connected to a city watchdog's investigation that  Mayor Mike Duggan gave preferential treatment to a prenatal health program run by a woman with close ties to him.The Free Press attempted to obtain the records through a Freedom of Information Act request filed in August 2019. The city eventually granted a portion of the FOIA request, but only if the Free Press paid $222,667 and waited an estimated three years for legal staff to review the documents, which...…Detroit Free Press The Detroit Free Press is suing the city of Detroit for access to all of the public records connected to a city watchdog's investigation that  Mayor Mike Duggan gave preferential treatment to a prenatal health program run by a woman with close ties to him.The Free Press attempted to obtain the records through a Freedom of Information Act request filed in August 2019. The city eventually granted a portion of the FOIA request, but only if the Free Press paid $222,667 and waited an estimated three years for legal staff to review the documents, which...WW…

Detroit Free Press A busy intersection in the heart of Ferndale was lined Sunday with about 200 people who rallied against police brutality and racism.Drivers passing by the Woodward Avenue and 9 Mile Road intersection in downtown Ferndale honked their horns and raised a fist in support of the afternoon demonstration, which followed in neighboring Detroit."We’ve been fighting for this as a family, as a community for years and years and years," said Jamiil Gaston, 29, of Southfield. "We can’t just let our community get slaughtered by unjust systems that exist...…Detroit Free Press A busy intersection in the heart of Ferndale was lined Sunday with about 200 people who rallied against police brutality and racism.Drivers passing by the Woodward Avenue and 9 Mile Road intersection in downtown Ferndale honked their horns and raised a fist in support of the afternoon demonstration, which followed in neighboring Detroit."We’ve been fighting for this as a family, as a community for years and years and years," said Jamiil Gaston, 29, of Southfield. "We can’t just let our community get slaughtered by unjust systems that exist...WW…