More Than Sunday
This Detroit church once operated a “womb-to-tomb” program with its own daycare, Bible institute, funeral home, and co-owned cemetery.
Cathedral of Faith Church
Name of Detroit Pistons' mascot
Hooper
"Isn't she lovely?"
Stevie Wonder
Best-selling author of "tuesdays with Morrie"
Mitch Albom
Name of the Detroit neighborhood that was destroyed by urban renewal and is now remembered through oral histories and archives
Black Bottom
This pastor of Hartford Memorial Baptist Church helped unionize Detroit auto plants in the 1930s and advocated for Black housing rights during the Sojourner Truth Housing battle.
Rev. Charles Hill
The year the Detroit Tigers last won the World Series Title
1984
"I'm gonna fight 'em off
A seven nation army couldn't hold me back"
The White Stripes
Architect of Packard Motor Car Company Plant and many other notable Detroit buildings
Albert Kahn
The role Berry Gordy of Motown Records played during the Detroit Walk to Freedom
Berry Gordy recorded Dr. King's speech
This Detroit church was displaced by freeway construction after renovating a bowling alley into a worship space and later became the spiritual home of Aretha Franklin.
New Bethel Baptist Church
The city the Detroit Pistons originated in
Fort Wayne, Indiana
"Uh
Dirty South (uh-huh), can y'all really feel me? (Feel us)"
Aaliyah
The first chief justice of the Michigan territory
Augustus B. Woodward
The neighborhood which replaced Black Bottom after its demolition
Lafayette Park
This church founded the Booker T. Washington Trade Association and the Housewives League of Detroit to support Black businesses during the Great Depression.
Bethel AME Church
The recreation center where Joe Louis first took an interest in boxing
Brewster Recreation Center
"May be in for another crazy winter
'Cause so cold in the D, it is."
Eminem
Before launching a solo career this Soul and R&B powerhouse released an album with the band Chapter 8
Anita Baker
Where Dr. Ossian Sweet earned his medical degree
Howard University
This church owned a massive auditorium on 14th Street, hosted civil rights icons like MLK, Malcolm X, and Mamie Till, and even helped launch the Gospel Music Workshop of America.
King Solomon Baptist Church
A former Kentucky Wildcat, who played much of his NBA career for the Detroit Pistons, was nicknamed "Tay" and "The Compton Kid"
Tayshaun Prince
"Thanksgiving Day parade, I got carried through the city
And after that, I hope I get married in the city
And after that, I hope I get buried in the city
Even when I'm gone, you still gon' hear me through the city"
Big Sean
18-time Grammy winning Queen
Aretha Franklin
The legendary scientist Ossian Sweet studied under while in Europe
Marie Curie