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Allow us to introduce Detroit’s next chapter. Today, history has been made! Madam Mayor Mary Sheffield was sworn in as Detroit’s 76th Mayor and the first woman to serve in this role, alongside newly elected City Council, police commissioners, city clerk, and city leadership. History made. Progress ahead. Detroit, let’s get to work. ✨ #DreamBigRiseHigher | City of Detroit Government

Mayor Mary Sheffield is wasting no time making history, again. Just 4 days after taking the oath of office, Mayor Sheffield today has announced that Detroit will be the largest city in the nation to participate in Michigan State University’s Rx Kids. Since its launch, Rx Kids has transformed the lives of nearly 5,000 families in over 20 Michigan communities, delivering more than $20 million in cash prescriptions. This program is like no other, this will help to strengthen Detroit’s economy for a

Tonight on C-SPAN 3, history programs on "Riots, Rebellion & Reform." Starting at 8pm ET - a look at the 1967 Detroit riots. WXYZ-TV, an ABC affiliate in the city, was there to record the events as they unfolded. Watch more online: https://www.c-span.org/video/?431552-1/1967-detroit-riots-wxyz-tv-documentary | American History TV