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The story of Albert Wheeler, Ann Arbor’s first and only Black mayor Updated Feb 28, 2021; Posted Feb 28, 2021 Albert Wheeler at his desk at the University of Michigan in November 1968, seven years before he would become Ann Arbor's first Black mayor.Ann Arbor News archives courtesy of OldNews.AADL.org Facebook Share ANN ARBOR, MI — The elections that catapulted Albert Wheeler into the Ann Arbor mayor’s office in 1975 and led to his ouster three years later were nothing short of unusual. They involved razor-thin margins, a controversial new voting system later repealed, and a reelectio...

Granholm’s nomination for Biden Cabinet post brings clean energy legacy full circle Updated Dec 17, 2020; Posted Dec 17, 2020 In this Sept. 6, 2012, file photo, former two-term Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)AP Facebook Share President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm for secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy, drawing on her experience with the auto industry and clean energy technology to advance the incoming administration’s climate goa...

Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome secretary hillary rodham clinton. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you, al. thank you, my friend. >> go get 'em! >> thank you! [ cheers and applause ] thank you! your eminence, your excellencesies, members of the clergy, al and nan smith, donald and melania and all the distinguished guests, you know, earlier tonight al reminded me that when the first al smith ran for president, he chose as his running mate the progressive senator from arkansas, joseph t. robinson, who was one of my husband's political heros.

Thank you! your eminence, your excellenc y excellencesies, members of the clergy, al and nan smith, donald and melania and all the distinguished guests, you know, earlier tonight al reminded me that when the first al smith ran for president, he chose as his running mate the progressive senator from arkansas, joseph t. robinson, who was one of my husband's political heros. this work that you do through the dinner, al, you've done it now for 30 years, is such a labor of love. you've been a hero for both the children of the arch diocese and for the city of new york.