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More by Michael Jackman
How one man’s fight for his Detroit neighborhood went viralnew
Standing up for Brightmoor.
Metro Times |
Michael Jackman |
01-14-2016 |
Housing & Development
A Lane of Their Ownnew
How the National Negro Bowling Association fought segregation in Detroit.
Metro Times |
Michael Jackman |
05-28-2014 |
Race & Class
Robbing the Banksynew
When 555 Gallery cut a Banksy out of the old Packard Plant in Detroit, they said it was to "preserve" the street art. Now, strapped for cash, the gallery intends to sell it, raising all sorts of questions: What are the rules of street art? Who really painted it? And how much is it worth?
Metro Times |
Michael Jackman |
05-14-2014 |
Art
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Powerslave!new
How one dude went from tubby taco guy to shredded metal-head.
Metro Times |
Michael Jackman |
07-13-2012 |
Nonfiction
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The Books Issue 2012new
Excerpts from Mitch Ryder's memoirs, poetry from Terry Blackhawk, a Q&A with co-author Steve Babson on a biography of attorney Ernie Goodman, pulp fiction from the mean streets of Detroit and suburban Ferndale, and more.
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Mitch Ryder, W. Kim Heron, Michael Jackman, Christa Buchanan and Dan Merritt |
03-21-2012 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Philip K. Dick Keeps it (Un)real:new
Hollywood's favorite sci-fi writer didn't think it was all fiction.
Metro Times |
Aaron Mondry |
12-02-2011 |
Nonfiction
'Curveball' Tells the Story of Toni Stone, the First Female Negro League Baseball Playernew
Stone's life and career -- from neighborhood pickup game to cross-country barnstorming to obscurity in retirement -- are aptly recounted in Martha Ackmann's Curveball: The Remarkable Story of Toni Stone, the First Woman to Play Professional Baseball in the Negro League.
Metro Times |
Sandra Svoboda |
04-11-2011 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Teenage wastelandnew
Long a curious footnote of American punk, Detroit hardcore (think Negative Approach, Necros) finally gets its due, thanks to two handsome books showing the Detroit hardcore scene for what it was: fast, angry and, finally, self-imploding.
Metro Times |
Michael Jackman |
07-28-2010 |
Nonfiction
