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Eric Mays. Eric Bradford Mays (September 16, 1958 – February 24, 2024) was an American auto worker and politician. Mays served as a member of the Flint City Council from November 2013 until his death in 2024, representing northwest Flint as the councilor from the city's first ward. During his tenure, Mays was known to be highly controversial ...
Profession. Lawyer, Community Organizer, Revolutionary, Politician. Kenneth Vern "Ken" Cockrel Sr. (November 5, 1938 – April 25, 1989) was an American politician, prominent attorney, and revolutionary, community organizer, from the city of Detroit. Cockrel served as a member of Detroit's Common Council, from his swearing-in in 1978 until 1982.
Detroit City Council. The Detroit City Council is the legislative body of Detroit, Michigan, United States. The full-time council is required to meet every business day for at least 10 months of the year, with at least eight of these meetings occurring at a location besides city hall. The Detroit City Council has elected Mary Sheffield to be ...
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Eric Mays, a Flint, Michigan, city council member known for activism during the city’s water crisis and for disruptive behavior at public meetings, has died.
The funeral service will be on Friday, Dec. 15, beginning with a processional at 9 a.m., followed by the service at 10 a.m. All will take place at the church, 18700 James Couzens Highway, Detroit.
The government of Detroit, Michigan is run by a mayor, the nine-member Detroit City Council, the eleven-member Board of Police Commissioners, and a clerk. All of these officers are elected on a nonpartisan ballot, with the exception of four of the police commissioners, who are appointed by the mayor. Detroit has a "strong mayoral" system, with ...
February 8, 2024 at 1:21 PM. Detroit City Councilmember Mary Waters announced Thursday her bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Detroit, in Michigan's 13th congressional district. Waters joins ...
Profession. Journalist, Politician. Kenneth Vern Cockrel Jr. [2] (born October 29, 1965) is an American journalist, nonprofit executive, businessman, and former politician who served as the 73rd mayor of Detroit, Michigan from September 2008 to May 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, Cockrel served as a member of the Detroit City Council ...