Mayor Mike Duggan

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit’s mayor-elect says he resents so much being made of his skin color during his campaign to lead the city. Voters chose Mike Duggan Tuesday as the first white mayor in four decades in Detroit, which is more than 80 percent black. Unofficial returns showed the former medical center chief defeating Wayne […]

Roland Martin walks with Detroit Free Press’ Rochelle Riley about the election of the first white mayor in 40 years in the city of Detroit.

DETROIT (AP) — When Mike Duggan recites the oath of office in January as Detroit’s first white mayor in four decades, he may — in a way — give the eulogy to a period of racial divide that has defined much of the city’s past. Unofficial general election results Tuesday night showed Duggan defeating Wayne […]