Margaret Terry, 72, says sometimes she feels overwhelmed by her sickness and is exacerbated by the poor condition of the Detroit home she grew up, photographed on Friday, June 20, 2014. "This is not a house," says Terry, "This is just one step away from being homeless." Terry gets a monthly stipend of food from Focus Hope, some of it she says she donates to people in need.
Gold Star Mother Teri Johnson covers her tears as "Taps" is played during the 13th Annual Veterans Day Ceremony at Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. Johnson, who lost her son Sgt. Joseph D. Johnson in 2010 in Afghanistan, says it brings her back. "Joe can't ever take off a uniform, and he can't put on a veterans hat," says Johnson, "its just hit me real hard, the rifle volleys."
Hundreds of protesters marched down Woodward Avenue in a peaceful protest because of recent shootings of unarmed black men like Eric Garner and Michael Brown by police. Afterwards the protestors staged a die-in, where the laid on the ground, in front of the Detroit Institute of Arts, during Noel Night, a celebratory winter festival, on Saturday , Dec. 6, 2014.
Detroit Parks and Recreation spreads it’s outreach in Detroit with their annual Easter Fun Fest, where Nelson "The Animal Guy" Pearson brings Elsa, a Siberian lynx, to meet the crowd at the Historic Fort Wayne in Detroit on Saturday, March 31, 2018.
Kelsey Chapekis, 12, of Farmington Hills, Mich. says she has been dancing since she was three years old. " My Mom decides what activities for me to get involved in. I swim too," says Chapekis, as she stretches before her dance class begins their practice performance for the Michigan Christmas Show at Barbara Hatch Dance Studio in Farmington, Mich., photographed on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2006. The Michigan Christmas Show will be at the Rock Financial Showplace on Saturday, Dec. 2 at 3 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 3 at 1 p.m. The dancers will be performing excerpts from Nutcracker Ballet as well as a variety of holiday favorites.
In at least four Michigan counties, Oakland, Ingham, Washtenaw and Muskegon, clerks began issuing marriage licenses today to same-sex couples, following a ruling Friday, March 23, 2014 by U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman that struck down Michigan’s voter-approved ban on gay marriage as unconstitutional.
The Ghostbusters' Coalition of Detroit shoots the Nain Rouge, a mythical imp, banning him from Detroit during Detroit's annual Marche du Nain Rouge on Sunday, March 20, 2016. Should the Nain Rouge, Detroit's legendary harbinger of doom, try something dastardly, Revelers with a sense of Detroit Pride will show him that hope prevails in a city that rises from the ashes.
Drum Major Otis Winn, 17, of Detroit leads the Martin Luther King Jr. high school marching band during Rock the Vote, a non-partisan rally and concert to energize and encourage young Detroit citizens to vote, at Belle Isle in Detroit on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013.
Nadim Bari, 18, of Detroit is graduating from Cass Technical High School as the Salutatorian and has been accepted to the Engineering department at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich. photographed on Tuesday, June 3, 2014. Bari has always been good with his hands and says he built the surveillance camera on his porch with a rearview camera from his brother's car and connected to the television in his living room.
A 1970 Malibu drives down Woodward avenue, while car enthusiasts take a front row seat in their lawn chairs during the 2014 Woodward Dream Cruise on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014.
Religious Sisters of Mercy of Alma wipe away tears as they sing a hymn, during a Mass to celebrate the canonization of Mother Teresa of Calcutta lead by Archbishop Allen Vigernon at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit on Sunday, Sept. 4th, 2016.
Protesters began to march down Woodward Avenue yelling: "Hands Up, Don't Shoot," during a rally in response to Missouri's Grand Jury verdict to not indict Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown at Hart Plaza in Detroit on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014. The rally was organized by Michigan Emergency Committee Against War & Injustice, Fight Imperialism, Stand Together (FIST) and the Moratorium NOW! Coalition.
The 44th President of the United States of America Barack Obama speaks during a Democratic campaign rally at Matthaei Physical Education Center on the Wayne State University campus in Detroit on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014. Midterm elections are Tuesday, November 4th and key democratic figures have visited the state of Michigan to rally the democratic base to get out the vote.
Bright paint colors are burned into memory. Nostalgia is so strong you can smell it like burnt rubber. Hordes of classic cars and people drive down Woodward avenue reminiscing about a time when these care dominated the road, during the 19th annual Woodward Dream Cruise in Oakland County on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013.
Derion Lee, 9, center left, and his friend Fred Lewis, 9, of Detroit, trick or treat at the local liquor store on Linwood street at Glendale in their neighborhood with family and friends, on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2007. Its a tradition to go to the local businesses like liquor stores, instead of going door to door to houses in their hood.
Daishawn Franklin a.k.a. Jelly, 30, of Detroit, center and Jasmine Knox a.k.a. Ms. Murda, 25, of Detroit, and another rapper from the D Entertainment Group step on stage to perform during open mic night the host at club Bleu in Detroit, Friday, May 5, 2006.
Arriana Bedgood, 19, of Cincinnati signs a gospel song while filming a music video for the Deaf Professional Arts Network featuring Selected of God choir made famous by the Chrysler ads and Deaf Dynamic Praise choir at the Historic Little Rock Baptist Church in Detroit on Saturday, May 11, 2013. Kimberly P. Mitchell/Detroit Free Press
A Sh'Boom custom vehicle put on a display at the start of the Detroit Autorama car show in front of the Cobo Center in Detroit on Friday, March 2, 2018.
Caden Davis, 7, of Detroit play in the water fountain in Hart Plaza with his brothers Greg, 9, and Janvier, 3, during the 35th Annual Detroit Jazz Festival in downtown Detroit on Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014. Kimberly P. Mitchell/Detroit Free Press
Berry Gordy, founder of Motown, dances while Stevie Wonder, former Motown artist, sings his hit "I Wish" during the curtain call for Motown: The Musical at the Fisher theatre in Detroit, on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014.
Snow slowly covers the ground as the Fenton High School marching band ,oves through the crowds lining Woodward avenue, during America's Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013.
Gage Brookens, grandson of Third Base Coach Tom Brookens, watches batting practice before Game 4 of the American League Championship Series between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox at Comerica Park in Detroit on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. Jackson was moved from 1st in the batting order to 8th, pushing everyone else up one spot.