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African Americans
When Prophet Jones was arrested on a morals charge by an undercover Detroit policeman in 1956, scandal magazines like Confidential and Whisper…
Hate Crimes
Scott Amedure was fatally shot after revealing on The Jenny Jones Show that he was attracted to a male acquaintance. The acquaintance, Jonathan…
African Americans
Arriving in Detroit in 1938, Reverend James F. Jones quickly gained a cult following that bestowed him with a fleet of cars, a mansion, and a $13,000…
Entertainment
Janet Rauch and Deborah McCormick were founding mothers of the weekly women's music program "Face the Music" on public station WFBE-FM in Flint.…
Businesses
Chuck Thompson bought Cruise Magazine from long-time owner Tony Rome in the late 1990s. Rome was a founding member of the Detroit Bar Guild. Here the…
Activism
Taken by Elizabeth Carnegie just after the Schmitz verdict was announced, this freelance photo shows Karas about to make a live report on Court TV as…