Rivalries are the lifeblood of college football. But their history is often inextricably intertwined with the history of our ...

Social justice advocates are creating a queer history archive that celebrates Bayard Rustin, a major organizer in the Civil ...

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Michele Samuels, Detroit Golf Club's first Black female president, was inspired by her great, great grandfather who led a resistance by former slaves.

Thousands of protesters in Serbia have rallied against President Aleksandar Vucic, demanding early parliamentary elections.

Nine candidates and one write-in are vying to replace Mike Duggan as mayor of Detroit. Here's the Detroit Free Press Editorial Board endorsement.

The quarterback position is often tabbed as the most valuable in sports, and as a result playing it comes with plenty of scrutiny. The Detroit Lions have had a select few quarterbacks who have ...

Few Paris addresses conjure myth quite like Maxim’s, the gilded Belle Époque haunt where artists and aristocrats once jostled for a seat at dinner, and a place immortalized in Cole Porter’s ...

Getty Images Even in an era that was full of inner-city riots, the 1967 Detroit Riot — also known as the 12th Street Riot — stands out for its violence and destruction. It was sparked by a police raid ...

War, drugs, and racial tensions set the stage for the summer of 1967.

The Detroit Tigers have released veteran reliever John Brebbia. Brebbia, 35, had been designated for assignment on June 15 but was unlikely to be claimed on waivers due to his age and salary. The ...

The more relevant, and worrying, parallel may be the period from 1957 to the end of 1968, when military forces actively ...