MARY SHEFFIELD

The Artwork of Detroit Youth will be on full display when the 2023 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix, presented by Lear, returns to the city in June.

History was made this week when the Detroit City Council voted to appoint members to the city’s first reparations task force.

Activists took their fight to Detroit City Council as they pushed for answers into the shooting death of Porter Burks.

The bold billboard in Detroit suggests officers could have a starting salary of $72,000.

Creating a safer city for all was the topic of discussion at a special meeting Thursday night, where community members came together with city leaders and law enforcement officials to talk about solutions.

On Tuesday, a group of local leaders came together to discuss what can be done to stop gun violence in our cities.

Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield held her ninth annual “Occupy The Corner” event as hundreds gathered Friday evening at Coleman Young Playfield on the city’s east side for a day of fun and special giveaways. Hundreds of families are going home with a free bike Friday (June 24) night, but the event’s purpose goes beyond that.

The latest Gilbert Family Foundation donation to help Detroiters stay in their homes aims to address the eviction process. The Detroit Eviction Defense Fund is a $13 million donation that would allow those who qualify financially to have legal representation in what often is the fight of their lives.

Hundreds of struggling families will benefit from the newly announced $20M Detroit Home Repair Fund.

Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield and other organizations are looking for ways to compensate Detroiters who were overtaxed $600M during the Great Recession.

Michiganders voted to legalize recreational marijuana back in 2018. However, as it stands three-plus years later, the city of Detroit still doesn’t have a finalized plan for businesses to sell it.

Wednesday (Feb. 9), Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced a plan to raise the minimum wage for Detroit city workers to $15 an hour, and with councils approval, it’s going to go in place sooner rather than later.

It has long stood as an iconic symbol of Detroit’s decline, the old Lee Plaza Hotel on West Grand Boulevard has sat vacant for decades, but that’s soon going to change. This is the towering Lee Plaza; it’s been abandoned and ransacked for 25. Now it is getting a new lease on life.

The new Detroit City Council met for the first time Monday, Jan. 4, 2022.

After a chaotic year of scandal for the Detroit City Council, the 2021 General Election could be just as messy.

The Detroit City Council has voted in favor of a reparation commitment.

Multiple organizations are making a serious case for reparations in the City of Detroit.

DETROIT – On a day when there’s a new development in the search for his killer, a vigil was held to remember Tai’raz Moore. The 6-year-old boy was shot execution style in the basement of a Warren home. A song of inspiration filled the Erma Henderson Park in Detroit as about 200 family and friends gathered Friday night to celebrate Tai’raz’s life. “It’s time for us to stand up and protect our babies,” said a friend of the family. Many people in Metro Detroit said the news of Tai’raz, his father and Rimson’s murders were sickening.

DETROIT Elected officials from the federal, state and local level sent a letter Wednesday to Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, Police Chief James Craig and the Board of Police Commissioners (BOPC) calling for an independent investigation into use of force by Detroit police against protesters. The letter was signed by U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Michigan Sen. Stephanie Chang, Detroit City Council President Pro Temp Mary Sheffield (District 5) and City Councilor Raquel Castaeda-Lpez (District 6). In addition to a duty to intervene when other officers are using excessive force, officers cannot use chokeholds or fire a weapon from moving vehicles. A lawsuit was filed by Detroit Will Breathe and 14 individuals, seeking a temporary restraining order enjoining the city of Detroit and the Detroit Police Department from using certain tactics. They alleged that police responded to protests with excessive force and violated their first and fourth amendment rights.

DETROIT In the past few weeks weve heard a lot of talk about supporting Black-owned businesses especially during the month of August. Local 4s Evrod Cassimy sat down with several Black businesses owners and they explained why its so important now more than ever. In the Black community often times I think we dont really push entrepreneurship the way that we should, said Detroit District 5 Councilwoman Mary Sheffield. Mary Sheffield is an advocate for supporting Black owned businesses. These business owners believe in supporting Black-owned business so much theyre even putting their money where their mouth is.

DETROIT A Detroit City Councilman is gearing up for a big voting campaign. Its called Occupy the Corner Detroit 2020. This years campaign will focus on voting and social justice. We have Detroit native Jalen Rose, Loni Love, we have Hill Harper, one of my favorites CNN commentator Angela Rye, Angela Yee said Council President Pro Tem Mary Sheffield with Detroit City Council. Council President Pro Tem Mary Sheffield is bringing some heavy hitters to Detroit Friday night for the Occupy the Corner Detroit 2020.

DETROIT Detroit leaders and artists will hold a rally and protest on Monday afternoon to call for justice in the recent police killings of black Americans. The rally is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. -- watch live in the video player above. Who: City Council President Pro Tempore Mary Sheffield, Iconic Detroiters Royce Da 59, Trick Trick, New Era Detroit, K-Deezy, Icewear Vezzo, Ray Winans, Horatio Williams, Jessica Care Moore, and Community Activists Rev. Where: Detroit Association of Black Organizations, located at 12048 Grand River Ave, Detroit, MI 48204. Why: To join the call for justice in the recent cases of racially motivated murders of African Americans around the Nation and to direct the resulting pain and protests toward progress and away from destruction.