Former Congressman John Dingell, Little Caesars Pizza Founder Mike Ilitch, Tuskegee Airman Alexander “Jeff” Jefferson and heavyweight boxing champ Joe Louis are among eight metro Detroit military veterans who will be inducted into the Michigan Military and Veterans Hall of Honor ceremony in Lansing on May 17. Dingell, who was a second lieutenant in the […]
Detroit is known for its scores of famous residents. Sports legends like Ty Cobb and Joe Louis to titans of the automotive industry to music legends and Motown greats have put us on the map. But many artists have left their mark on the city as well. Hubert Massey, a master of frescoes, is one. […]
It was called the fight of the century but it was so much more. Seventy nine years agothe boxing match between American and Detroiter Joe Louis and German boxing champion Max Schmeling had cultural, racial and political ramifications. In those days many white Americans were not thrilled a black man was the heavyweight champion.When Louis […]