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Ken Coleman

Ken Coleman

Ken Coleman writes about southeast Michigan, history and civil rights. He is a former Michigan Chronicle senior editor and served as the American Black Journal segment host on Detroit Public Television. He has written and published four books on Black life in Detroit.

‘However long it takes,’ longtime Ford worker says of the UAW strike

By: - September 18, 2023

As the United Auto Workers strike against the Detroit Three enters its fourth day, workers say that they are in it “for the long haul.” Samantha Litton of Taylor has worked at the Ford Michigan Assembly Plant for three years. “It shouldn’t take eight years to get top pay,” Litton told the Advance on Monday. […]