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Samantha Woll (June 15, 1983 [1] – October 21, 2023) was a Jewish community leader, founder of the Muslim-Jewish Forum of Detroit, the president of Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue in Detroit, Michigan. On October 21, 2023, she was found stabbed to death outside her home. [2] Her killing, amid increased tensions during the 2023 Israel–Hamas ...
Ron Cameron (sportscaster) Ronald Ray Cameron (January 19, 1945 – February 20, 2024) was an American radio host who helped popularize the sports talk radio format in the Detroit market. He worked in that business off and on for more than 50 years, while also pursuing secondary careers in television, print publishing, and ownership of radio ...
Manuel Moroun. Manuel "Matty" Moroun (June 5, 1927 – July 12, 2020) was an American billionaire businessman, most notable as the owner of the Ambassador Bridge international crossing connecting Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario. [2] [3] The bridge, which Moroun purchased from the Bower family in 1979, is one of the few privately owned ...
Thomas Gumbleton, a Catholic bishop in Detroit who for decades was an international voice against war and racism and an advocate for labor and social justice, died Thursday. Gumbleton's death was ...
8055 Records (2004–2006) Lichelle Marie Laws (September 12, 1969 – March 11, 2024), [2] better known by her stage name Boss (stylized as Bo$$ ), was an American rapper from Detroit. Her debut album, Born Gangstaz, reached number three on Billboard 's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in 1993. Laws became best known as a part of the burgeoning ...
Death (proto-punk band) Death is an American band formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1971 by brothers Bobby (bass, vocals), David (March 19, 1952-October 9, 2000) (guitar), and Dannis Hackney (drums, percussion). The trio initially started as a funk group but quickly switched their style to rock after seeing concerts by the Who and Alice Cooper.
The owner of a suburban Detroit business that caught fire and exploded, killing a man, was arrested at a New York airport as he was preparing to depart for Hong Kong on a one-way ticket ...
The Purple Gang, also known as the Sugar House Gang, was a criminal mob of bootleggers and hijackers composed predominantly of Jewish gangsters. They operated in Detroit, Michigan, during the 1920s of the Prohibition era and came to be Detroit's dominant criminal gang. Excessive violence and infighting caused the gang to destroy itself in the ...