Join Lincoln Square as we welcome Detroit journalist & author Ken Coleman (Ken Coleman) He'll explore Juneteenth's history, its uncertain future under Trump's anti-DEI policies, and why celebrating freedom is crucial in this moment. lincolnsquare.media

On this day in 1978: Detroit City Council votes to name the city's new riverfront arena after former boxing world champion Joe Louis.

On this day in 2023: On Juneteenth, Detroit organization advances history of legendary Black Bottom neighborhood. michiganadvance.com/2023/06/19/on-… Michigan Advance || @michiganadvance.bsky.social

On this day in 1943: Race-related rioting begins in Detroit after an altercation between African Americans and whites on Belle Isle. Federal troops will be called to the Motor City later in the week. FDR Library City of Detroit Detroit Police Department

Many thanks for the opportunity to help share Detroit's unique music history through bus tours, Viking!

On this day in 1943: Rioting in Detroit continues over racial tensions. michiganadvance.com/briefs/on-this…

On this day in 2001: Blues great John Lee Hooker joins the ancestors. He was 83. Hooker lived in Detroit for a period and performed in Black Bottom.

On this day in 1955: Henry Ford II donates $80K to help build Lafayette Park, a gentrification project. Community had formerly been known as Black Bottom and had been largely African American and poor. Mayor Albert Cobo razed Black Bottom. Blacks called it "Negro removal."

On this day in 1975: Mayor Coleman A. Young declares June 21-29 as "Gay Pride Week" in Detroit.

On this day in 1964: James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner are murdered in Mississippi during an effort to register voters. Detroit lawyers Anna Diggs, Claudia Shropshire and George Crockett Jr. are also there working to help Blacks secure the right to vote.

Excited about leading 2025 Michigan Political Leadership Program fellows on a Detroit history tour later this morning. Here's a photo of the 2024 fellows and me from June of last year. IPPSR at MSU

On this day in 1943: Rioting in Detroit continues over racial tensions. michiganadvance.com/briefs/on-this…

On this day in 1943: Detroit riot continues for a second day. It started after an altercation between African Americans and whites on Belle Isle. Here's the front page of Michigan Chronicle, a leading Black newspaper, dated June 26, 1943.

Moving my presence from X to @historylivesdet.bsky.social

On this day in 1943: Detroit riot continues. Starts after an altercation between African Americans & whites on Belle Isle. Detroit Tribune, a Black weekly, reports Roy Jackson is fatally shot in the back by cops. Police suspected he was looting. Jackson attempted to flee.

On this day in 2001: Blues great John Lee Hooker joins the ancestors. He was 83. Hooker lived in Detroit for a period and performed in Black Bottom. #BoogieChillen

On this day in 1943: Rioting in Detroit continues over racial tensions. Started on June 20. michiganadvance.com/briefs/on-this…

On this day in 1975: Mayor Coleman A. Young declares June 21-29 as "Gay Pride Week" in Detroit.

On this day in 1955: Henry Ford II donates $80K to help build Lafayette Park, a gentrification project. Community had formerly been known as Black Bottom and had been largely African American and poor. Mayor Albert Cobo razed Black Bottom. Blacks called it "Negro removal."