ClickOnDetroit NIGHTSIDE report -- Monday, June 24, 2019

View of Detroit from the Windsor sky camera on June 24, 2019 at 8:33 p.m. (WDIV)

Woman claims racial discrimination by local restaurant

A video featuring the J. Alexander's restaurant in West Bloomfield is going viral. In the video, you can watch the aftermath of an incident inside the restaurant involving customer Lia Gant.

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Gant, who is African American, recorded the video after claiming she was forced to leave the restaurant. She said it all started when a restaurant employee tried to force her to give up her seat for two white men Thursday. 

Woman alleges she was refused service at J. Alexander's in West Bloomfield

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Fatal semi crash

A semi truck driver was killed Monday in a crash on M-14 in Ann Arbor. It took almost the entire day, but the eastbound lanes of M-14 have reopened near Barton Drive at the Huron River bridge.

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Produced by The Parade Company and recognized as one of the country’s largest and most magnificent fireworks displays, the beloved annual summertime event is enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of spectators each year.

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