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10th Annual DRIVEN Awards Celebrates Black Pioneers in Auto Industry

After two failed bids for the U.S. Senate, Farmington Hills businessman John E. James Jr. is once again trying his hand at electoral politics.This time, he's running for a U.S. House seat in the newly-drawn 10th Congressional District in southern Macomb County and the Rochester and Rochester Hills…

Son reportedly gets gun from dad’s car at school during fight, father charged with possessing weapon In bond court, lawyer says weapon was mace shaped like a gun Updated:  Tags:  Father defends actions following arrest for bringing gun onto school grounds COCONUT CREEK, Fla. – A Pompano Beach father, picking up his son from football practice at a local high school, is under arrest for having a gun on school grounds. Terry Loray, 39, was arrested on Tuesday, a week after the incident. Acc...

Donald Ryder, architect of Black heritage sites, dies at 94 By Sam Roberts New York Times,Updated April 16, 2021, 2 hours ago Email to a Friend Donald Ryder (center), along with J. Max Bond Jr., (left) and Nathan Smith circa 1969. Ryder, whose firm Bond Ryder & Associates designed important repositories of Black culture and social history in becoming one of the nation’s most prominent partnerships of Black architects, died on Feb. 17.VIA DAVIS BRODY BOND, LLP/NY Donald P. Ryder, whose firm...

Donald P. Ryder, architect of Black cultural works, dies at 94 "He was drafted out of college at 19 years old into service in the segregated armed forces to serve as a prison guard and driver to white officers, and attended a segregated college campus,” said his daughter. The New York Times reported Ryder died on February 17, in his New Rochelle, NY home. The death was confirmed to the outlet by his daughter Lorraine Ryder. As an architect, Ryder and his firm designed important sites for ...

Donald P. Ryder, Architect of Black Heritage Sites, Dies at 94 His firm, which he formed with J. Max Bond Jr., designed public works commemorating the civil rights movement as well as the Schomburg Center in Harlem. The architects Donald P. Ryder, center, J. Max Bond Jr., left, and Nathan Smith in about 1969. Mr. Ryder and Mr. Bond’s New York firm designed prominent repositories of Black culture and social history. Credit...via Davis Brody Bond, LLP April 14, 2021Updated 3:55 p.m. ET Donald ...

John James, a former Republican U.S. Senate candidate and one of the most prominent members of the Michigan GOP, says he was called a racial slur Monday while on a walk in Florida. In an interview, James said his family has been on a trip near Bradenton, Florida. On his way back from the grocery store, a large pickup truck drove by and someone screamed out the window, "Die" and then used the N-word. "I want to encourage anyone out there who’s ever dealt with racism because ... of the color of...