'Detroit In Black and White:' Should Detroit Candidates Be Judged By Their Past?

Host Nancy Derringer talks with guests, public relations specialist Beverly Watts, automotive journalist Paul Eisenstein, editor-in-chief of Headlight News; attorneys Bill Seikaly and Joel Sklar, community and labor activist Barb Ingalls and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.They talk about: U.S. Navy attacks ship out of Venezuela, kills 11 Onboard; Detroit auto journalist Paul Eisenstein talks about Elon Musk's ridiculous compensation and why he's ethically challenged;  Trump mulls plan to pay Gazans $5,000 to leave for 10 years for his “Riviera” rebuild project;  Trump foreign policy humiliation as Russia, China and India come together at Tianjin summit; . Schmuck of the Week.

Host Saeed Khan talks with guests, attorneys Steve Fishman, Bill Seikaly and Joel Sklar; community and labor activist Barb Ingalls, veteran journalist Nancy Derringer and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.They talk about: Hamtramck fires police chief, an officer and the city manager;  Democratic activist lodges ethics complaint against GOP Congressman John James;  Trump's cabinet shamelessly sucks up to him in public.  Schmuck of the Week.

Hosts Allan Lengel and Jim Nardone talk about candidates' pasts and whether they matter, President Trump's cabinet showering him with compliments, a Detroit hitman and other issues. Hosts Adolph Mongo and Vanessa Moss had the day off.

Hosts Adolph Mongo, Allan Lengel and Jim Nardone talk with Joe Perren, a Detroit native and retired D.C. cop, and Detroit City Council candidate Roy McCalister Jr. about President Trump's takeover of Washington and what's really the most effective way to battle crime. McCalister, a candidate for the 2nd District, retired in 2006 from the Detroit Police Department as a detective lieutenant. 

Co-hosts Adolph Mongo, Vanessa Moss, Allan Lengel and Jim Nardone talk about whether City Council President Mary Sheffield, who won the primary election by a large margin, needs to debate Rev. Solomon Kinloch Jr., or blow him off like Mayor Mike Duggan did when he refused to debate opponent Anthony Adams in 2021.They also talk about the media coverage of President Trump, the National Guard in D.C. and other pressing matters.

Host Saeed Khan talks with guests: former co-chair of the Michigan Republican Party Jeff Sakwa; pollster Ed Sarpolus; public relations specialist Beverly Watts; attorneys Bill Seikaly, Steve Fishman, and Joel Sklar; veteran journalist Nancy Derringer; and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.They discuss:Trump fires the messenger over the jobs reportWho’s funding Mike Duggan’s gubernatorial campaign, and what challenges lie ahead for himTrump’s displeasure with John James’ run for governorTwo Virginia men plead no contest to using robocalls to suppress the Black vote in Detroit during the 2020 electionDetroit mayoral primary comes down to Mary Sheffield and Rev. Solomon Kinloch Jr.Schmuck of the Week

Hosts Adolph Mongo, Allan Lengel and Jim Nardone talk about whether professional athletes should be grateful or feel they're being taken advantage of by the owners.They also talk about whether they've been to the Motown Museum.  

A day after the Tuesday mayoral election, Detroit in Black and White hosts Adolph Mongo, Vanessa Moss, Allan Lengel and Jim Nardone talk about what's next and what voters will be looking for.Co-host Moss asks if sexism or "colorism" -- prejudice against a Black person based on their skin tone -- will play a role in the general election between Council President Mary Sheffield and Rev. Solomon Kinloch Jr.The group also talks with Mary Zatina, the general manager of WDET, and the challenges the station faces under the Trump administration.P.S. Those interested in donating to WDET should click here. 

Host Nancy Derringer talks with guests, public relations specialist Beverly Watts, attorneys Bill Seikaly, Steve Fishman and Joel Sklar, community and labor activist Barb Ingalls, and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.They talk about: DOJ official meets with Ghislaine Maxwell in Epstein scandal that just keeps getting messier;   Pledges More Food Aid; . 11 Stabbed at Traverse City Walmart, the hero is a guy with a gun;  Poll on Detroit mayoral race;  Rocky’s Peanut Co. in Eastern Market to close in October;  Schmuck of the Week.

Hosts Adolph Mongo, Vanessa Moss, Allan Lengel, and Jim Nardone talk with Roy McCalister Jr., a Detroit City Council candidate in the 2nd District, about ways to combat crime, which in recent weeks has included multiple shootings of children in the city.McCalister previously served on City Council and worked for the Detroit Police Department for 26 years in a variety of positions, including head of homicide.