Over the past five years, I’ve written quite a bit on this site about a young man by the name of Davontae Sanford. As you may recall, Davontae, who is developmentally disabled and blind in one eye, was taken into police custody in Detroit at the age of 14 for the murder of four people […]
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Davontae Staford, framed for four murders at the age of 14, is scheduled to return home tomorrow after serving nearly 9 years in prison
Posted in Civil Liberties, Detroit, Uncategorized Also tagged Davontae Sanford, hit man, Kim McGinnis, Kym Worthy, murder, Vincent Smothers, wrongful imprisonment 37 Comments
The Patti Smith Group’s Ivan Král on the origins of punk, Anne Brown on her platform for the Michigan House, and restaurant owner Bee Roll on her bumpy, awesome year… on episode 39 of the Saturday Six Pack
I’ve fallen behind in my write-ups of past episodes. I’m sorry about that. I thought, since we were off the air these last two weeks, I’d get caught up, but other things kept getting in the way. [Speaking of which, I may have something relatively big to announce in a few week’s time.] Last night, […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Michigan, Politics, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged ABKCO, Allen Klein, Alma Wheeler Smith, Anne Brown, Apple Corps, Arista Records, Bee Roll, Beezy's, Betty Green, birth weight, Blank Generation, Blondie, CBGB, Clive Davis, Czechoslovakia, Danny Fields, David Rutledge, Debbie Harry, Dee Dee Ramone, Herman’s Hermits, Iggy and the Stooges, Iggy Pop, Ivan Kral, Jim Cherewick, Luger, Michigan House of Representatives, Michigan's 54th district, New York, New York City, North Washington Street, oral history, Patti Smith, Pete Larson, Pete Lason, public health, public policy, punk, punk rock, punks, Ramones, Rick Snyder, Rolling Stones, Steffan Graf, The Beatles, The Patti Smith Group, Water Street, William Milliken, Ypsi Real, Ypsilanti City Council, Ypsilantian of the Year 20 Comments
Ypsi Immigration Interview: Heidi Jugenitz
A few days ago I was introduced to a young woman by the name of Heidi Jugenitz. She, I’d been told by a mutual friend, was new in town, and, having read my blog, wanted to ask me a few questions. We talked briefly, and I asked if I could follow up with a few […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Detroit, Mark's Life, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged 9/11, Affordable Care Act, Africa, anxiety, austerity, big banks, Boxcar Children, Burkina Faso, Carthage College, Chicago, children's literature, Cote d'Ivoire, Cross Street Station, depression, Detroit Metro Airport, DTW, Eagle Scout, economic justice, Ecuador, Elijah McCoy, exercise, fear, financial crisis, financial reform, George Bush, health insurance, Heidi Jugenitz, human rights, Hurricane Katrina, hypersensitivity, income inequality, international aid, international travel, Kentucky, Linette, Masters of Public Administration, mental health, Nancy Drew, neurosis, New Orleans, Obama, Obamacare, OCD, panic disorder, pop-up retail, poverty, prejudice, public education, public health, racism, Rwanda, Sahel, segregation, Shadow Art Fair, sleep, Tanzania, To Kill a Mockingbird, Tulane University, University of Michgan, Vietnam, Vitamin D, vitamins, water, Water Street, Winsor McCay, Ypsi immigration interview, Ypsilanti Freighthouse 8 Comments