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Mary Sheffield Becomes the Youngest Black Woman Ever Elected to Lead a Major U.S. City

Mary Sheffield is Detroit’s new mayor-elect. For the first time in 12 years, Detroiters elected a mayor other than Mike Duggan, who announced earlier this...

Kermit Williams: A Vote for Me is a Vote for Equity in Pontiac

Kermit Williams is a lifelong Pontiac resident and one of two candidates on the ballot to become the next mayor of Pontiac. I can remember...

Sheffield Explores Payments to Expectant Mothers, While Kinloch Wants to Invest $1,000 Annually in Youth Trust Fund

 In Wednesday night’s WXYZ mayoral debate, Mary Sheffield and Rev. Solomon Kinloch Jr. confronted a central question from anchors Carolyn Clifford and Chuck Stokes:...

Michigan Chronicle Endorsements for Detroit City Council

As the city looks to elect a new mayor with its Nov. 4 election, the new mayor’s legislative body will be overhauled at the...

Detroit, We Need You at the Polls: Everything You Need to Know to Vote in 2025

Detroit, the time is now. For the first time in over a decade, the city will choose a new mayor. That alone makes 2025 a...

IRS Ruling Allows For “Massive” Church GOTV Effort, Kinloch’s Campaign Says

At Triumph Church, a member can be seen wearing a "Kinloch for Mayor" t-shirt on the Triumph Church livestream as Rev. Solmon Kinloch stands...

Some UAW Members Break with Leadership to Support Mary Sheffield for Detroit Mayor

Some UAW members created a stir within their union Monday when Detroit City Council president and mayoral candidate Mary Sheffield posted a flyer inviting...

Revamping Detroit Land Bank A Focus for District 5 City Council Candidates

Detroit City Council District 5 candidates pitched their vision for retooling the city's land bank at a candidate forum Wednesday inside Eastern Market's Shed...

Jenkins Drops Gloves, Craig Times Out: Four Takeaways From Detroit Mayoral Debate

Sam Robinson, senior reporter srobinson@michronicle.com Nonprofit CEO and former city council president Saunteel Jenkins stole the show at the end of Monday night’s Detroit mayoral debate...

Black Detroiters Debate Support for Noncitizens Facing Deportation

Marcus Kelley, founder of The ChangeUp: Midnight Coalition, says Black residents should join the fight to protect undocumented immigrants from deportation. Other politically engaged...

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