Detroit city government and the Detroit Police Department had immense disdain for its residents in the 1950s and 60s. Cynthia Scott was a prime example, when she was killed by two DPD officers in 1963 in Brush Park. Her story isn’t talked about as much, but it happened. In the early morning of hours of July 5, 1963, DPD officer Theodore Spicher was harassing Cynthia Scott, with no cause, at the corner of John R. and Edmund Place. Scott refused arrest and tried to leave. Spicher shot her twice in the back, killing her instantly. She was 24.

The rise and fall of the Detroit Black Mafia Family (#BMF):

How the Flenory Brothers operated one of the largest urban dope-dealing conglomerates in history: Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory and his younger brother Terry “Southwest T” Flenory co-founded the Black Mafia Family (BMF) in Detroit in the 1980s. The cocaine trafficking org. operated mainly in Detroit, Atlanta & L.A., had thousands of members, & made over $270 million.

How an ambitious hustler from the east side of Detroit named Berry Gordy became the most influential man in music: All it took was an $800 loan and a vision for 29-year-old Berry Gordy III to turn Motown Records (founded as Tamla Records) into the most famous music label ever January 12, 1959. Born & raised in Detroit, Gordy took an unusual journey to becoming the most powerful man in music.