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Kenneth Vern Cockrel was born November 5, 1938, in Royal Oak Township, a poor, black community just across Detroit's northern border.His father, Sye Cockrel, worked at the Ford Highland Park plant and his mother, Cynthia Cockrel, was the first African-American graduate of Lincoln High School in Ferndale, Michigan.
Thomas John Gumbleton (January 26, 1930 – April 4, 2024) was an American Catholic prelate and a prominent social activist. Gumbleton served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit from 1968 to 2006.
The following is a list of people from Detroit, Michigan. ... Search the City [548] Bob Seger [549] James Royce Shannon [550] Slum Village [551] Chad Smith [552]
Samantha Woll (June 15, 1983 [1] – October 21, 2023) was a Jewish community leader, founder of the Muslim-Jewish Forum of Detroit, the president of Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue in Detroit, Michigan. On October 21, 2023, she was found stabbed to death outside her home. [2]
Anthony Joseph Giacalone (January 9, 1919 – February 23, 2001), also known as Tony Jack, was a Sicilian-American organized crime figure in Detroit.He served as a capo in the Detroit Partnership, and later as a street boss.
Starting in the late 1980s, Huckaby was a widely recognized DJ in the Detroit area, holding residencies at the Motor Lounge, St. Andrew's Hall, Panacea and the Majestic Cafe. [ 2 ] In addition to his DJ career, Huckaby was a volunteer mentor at the non-profit Youthville program, where he taught courses in music production to young people with ...
Elijah E. Myers (1832–1909) – Architect of the Colorado, Michigan and Texas State Capitols; James K. Okubo (1920–1967) – World War II US Army recipient of the Medal of Honor; Hazen Pingree (1840–1901) – Detroit Mayor and Michigan Governor [17] Francis Petrus Paulus (1862-1933) — Artist, teacher, and trustee of the Detroit Museum ...
Malice Green (April 29, 1957 – November 5, 1992) was an American resident of Detroit, Michigan who died after being assaulted by Detroit police officers Walter Budzyn and Larry Nevers on November 5, 1992. The official cause of death was ruled to be due to blunt force trauma to his head.