Saturday, November 1, 2025

The Black Christ Domed Ceiling Mural--Detroit Art Treasure in Peril

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The Black Christ by DeVon Cunningham. Notice the water damage on Jesus' robe and the mold around the edges of the mural. In 1969, Detro...
Saturday, October 18, 2025

Sir Graves Ghastly's Rise and Fall

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Lawson Deming was a graduate of Western Reserve University who studied speech, drama, and math. "Deming began performing professionally...
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Sunday, October 5, 2025

Edythe Fern Melrose--The Lady of Charm

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The Lady of Charm Edythe Fern (Culp) Melrose was born in rural Illinois in 1897, but she was raised on a farm in West Mansfield, Ohio. She g...
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Friday, September 26, 2025

Docuartist DeVon Cunningham--a Detroit Art Treasure--has Left this Vale of Tears

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DeVon Cunningham and his partner Rose Johnson Born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on February 21, 1935, DeVon Cunningham began his art training at t...
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Saturday, September 20, 2025

Fornology Blog Reaches Two-Million Hits

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Doing a radio interview in Ypsilanti, Michigan (2016). I began writing my Fornology blog in April of 2011 in support of my full length book...
Monday, September 8, 2025

B'wana Don in Jungle-La with Bongo Bailey

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B'wana Don and Bongo Bailey B'wana Don in Jungle-La ran on WJBK-TV, channel 2 in Detroit, Michigan, from 1960 to 1963. The program...
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Sunday, August 31, 2025

Labor strife--Walter P. Reuther Assassination Attempt Foiled

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Walter P. Reuther, recently re-elected to a second term as United Automobile Workers (UAW) president, lived with his wife May and their ...
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