Detroit People–Past and Present–Who Made a Difference
Detroit is an American city that deserves far more respect than it’s getting right now.
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Heroes & Trailblazers
Be inspired by fascinating men and women whose drive and determination transformed our country and our lives.
Jackie Ormes (1911-1986), First African-American Female Cartoonist
Ormes’ comic strips were syndicated in black newspapers in the 1930s and ‘40s, making her the only nationally syndicated black woman cartoonist until the 1990s. Her characters were fashionable and
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Weegee and Early Crime Photography
Today our society has cameras everywhere, and we have become accustomed to being able to watch tragedy unfold. From the day in 1994 when twenty news helicopters tailed the Ford Bronco carrying O.J. Simpson on the afternoon he was to have turned himself in at police headquarters to the videos on both television and the Internet as Michael Jackson’s body was removed from his home on June 25, 2009 in Los Angeles, we have come to expect that we will be able to see moment-by-moment images of whatever tragic story is getting good press that day.
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Pedro Guerrero: The Only Photographer Trusted by Frank Lloyd Wright
Pedro Guerrero, the son of a sign painter, grew up in Arizona attending Mexican-only public schools. He attended an art school in Los Angeles but did not stay long. When
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Adelina Otero-Warren (1881-1965), Suffragist
One of first female government officials in New Mexico First New Mexican woman and the first Latina to run for national office Suffragist Born into a well-to-do family that traced
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Francis Scott Key: How The Star Spangled Banner Came to be Written
Francis Scott Key (1779-1843) was a 35-year-old attorney, who was not in the military during the War of 1812, yet he found himself being held behind enemy lines September 13-14
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