Detroit

Aretha Franklin Performs 'Rock of Ages' at the New Bethel Baptist Church

What Detroit Firefighters Saw During the 1967 Riot

By Nikolas Charles

Aretha Franklin Says She's Retiring After Her Next Album

By Abigail Abrams

It's Time to Rethink Recess

By The Aspen Institute
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Detroit Voting Machine Failures Were Widespread on Election Day

The votes could not be recounted under state law

By Charlotte Alter

Detroit Grandmother's Halloween Display Doubles as Powerful Statement About Real-Life Horrors

"We're not afraid of monsters or the boogeyman. We're afraid of what's going on in the world right now"

By Daniel White

Inside Detroit's Fight to Save Its Schools

An unprecedented idea may help stabilize the city's public schools—or signal their demise

By Josh Sanburn

Cop Saves the Day by Dropping Off Pizza After Delivery Guy Gets Hurt

A true pizza hero

By Melissa Locker

'Government Failures’ Blamed for Flint Crisis

Sweeping indictment of multiple state agencies in final report

By Josh Sanburn

Rivals Take Aim at Trump

The Republican presidential candidates tried to destroy Donald Trump on his business record and his many political shifts. They attempted to cast him as a con man or too profane to represent the Republican Party....

By Philip Elliott / Detroit

Detroit Teachers Explain Why They’re ‘Sicking-Out'

The teacher-led protests have closed dozens of public schools

By Erin Einhorn/The Hechinger Report

Almost All of Detroit’s Schools Are Closed

Teachers are fighting for funding

By Victor Luckerson

McDonald's Fires Employee Who Threw Water on Homeless Man in Viral Video

The employee tricked the homeless man into thinking he was getting a meal

By Tara John

Detroit Still America's Poorest Big City

There's no change at the bottom

By Josh Sanburn

Rapper Dex Osama Reportedly Shot Dead

The 26-year-old had recently been co-signed by Meek Mill and DeJ Loaf

By Lisa Spear

How Labor Day Was Celebrated When Unions Were on the Rise

To capture the festivities, LIFE sent a photographer to--where else?--Detroit

By Eliza Berman

Tiger Gets Loose During Photoshoot in Ruins of Detroit Factory

Authorities shut the photoshoot down quickly

By Nolan Feeney

11-Year-Old Boy Charged in Shooting Death of 3-Year-Old

“I cannot remember a time where we have charged someone so young with taking a life"

By Tanya Basu

Hundreds Gather for Unveiling of Satanic Statue in Detroit

The "largest public satanic ceremony in history"

By Nash Jenkins

Mom Who Stuffed Dead Kids in Freezer Get Life

She admitted to killing her 13-year old daughter and 9-year old son

By Charlotte Alter
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