Rainy days were giving Lillie Gibson something even worse than the blues. A resident of the same east side Detroit home since 1969, Gibson began equating soggy days outdoors with soggy days indoors, after her roof began to deteriorate. Almost 600 homeowners have been approved for work. “I was sitting here one day and it […]
Around Brightmoor, they called him “J Bone.” Jason Williams, the friendly, playful youngest son of long-time Detroit neighborhood activist Ora Williams, was known for his love of this community, the only one he ever called home. Since his shocking, accidental death last year at age 34, J Bone’s mother and several peers he considered family […]
