Dennie Archer, 74, of Mesa, AZ passed away November 7, 2015 after a courageous eight-month battle with cancer. He was born in Longmont, Colorado to Gladys June Harroun Archer and William Rex Archer.

WXYZ DETROIT — On Sunday, August 28, Spotlight on the News will interview Chris Collins, President and Artistic Director, Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation and The ...

DETROIT (WXYZ) — Former Detroit mayor Dennis Archer speaks about the impact of Dr. King's legacy during the 2023 Freedom March in Detroit.

Even four decades later, the Detroit riot of 1967 is hard to forget. After police officers raided a club in a black neighborhood, a few angry patrons vandalized nearby stores in protest. Looting ...

Our Powerplayer features Dennis Archer, former mayor of Detroit and the first African American to pride over the American Bar Association. The Entrepreneur of the Week profiles the founders of ...

Dennis Archer will be sworn in Monday as the first African-American president of the American Bar Association. Fewer than 10 percent of all lawyers are black. Archer, who rose from childhood poverty ...

DETROIT - A federal judge has appointed former Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer to guard the welfare of aging civil rights figure Rosa Parks after a series of court hearings raised questions about whether ...

Tauber delivered a fast-paced, 12-minute performance about Detroit, poking fun at himself, his family and more, as the warm up act for comedian Craig Shoemaker of Los Angeles. In addition to being a ...

Former Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer has no plans to join city's new administration Former Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer speech in Flint marks end of Black History Month ...

Mr. Dennis A. Mabry, 95, passed away at his residence in Norfolk, VA on May 22, 2019 He was born on July 8, 1923 in Norfolk, VA to the late Walter Mabry, Sr. and Irene Smith he is also predeceased by ...

During his eight-year administration, Detroit's casinos created thousands of jobs and staved off bankruptcy, and business attraction to the downtown area started to pick up steam, Archer writes in a ...