Kelly, who entered into an illegal (and later annulled) marriage with the singer when she was underage. For her debut album "Age Ain't Nothing But a Number," she collaborated with R. Born in Brooklyn, New York but raised in Detroit where she attended the Detroit High School for the Fine and Performing Arts, Aaliyah was considered a redefining voice in contemporary R&B and pop of the 1990s. ▶ PREVIOUS STORY: Detroit greenway named after 'visionary' former mayor Dennis Archer 102: Aaliyah, singer and actor (1979-2001)Īaliyah Dana Haughton's time on Earth was short, but more than 20 years after her untimely death at age 22, her legacy lives on. ▶ PREVIOUS STORY: Archer reflects on background in public service, beyond After leaving politics, he was selected as the first African American president of the American Bar Association. He served two terms, and is credited with repairing the city's relations with the suburbs and the business community and bringing tech giant Compuware and new stadiums for the Detroit Tigers and Lions to downtown Detroit. He left the court in 1990, and in 1993 ran a successful campaign for mayor of Detroit to replace the retiring Mayor Coleman A. Instead, he earned a law degree from Detroit College of Law and enjoyed a successful 15-year practice before being appointed to the Michigan Supreme Court by Gov. He returned to Detroit after graduating from Western Michigan University with plans for a teaching career. ▶ William Lucas, Wayne County's first Black sheriff and former county executive, dies at 94 (May 30, 2022) 96: Father Solanus Casey, Catholic priest (1870-1957)ĭennis Archer was born in Detroit but moved with his family as a young boy to the west Michigan community of Cassopolis. He was named a Detroit News Michiganian of the Year in 1984. The court’s age limits forced him to retire in 2002. Bush administration before winning a seat on the Wayne County Circuit court. After losing a race for Recorder’s Court judge, Lucas served briefly as a Justice Department official in the George H.W. Lucas lost, but he wasn’t done with public service. Elected as a Democrat, he switched party four years later to run as a Republican for governor against incumbent Democratic Gov. Twelve years later, Lucas became the first county executive, following the adoption of a new charter by voters. He was the first Black sheriff of Wayne County. His first political job for the Fordham University Law School grad was sheriff, an office he won in 1970 after serving as a New York City cop and an FBI agent. William Lucas spent most of his working life as an elected official in Wayne County.
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