The Week That Was on Deadline Detroit

Hosts Adolph Mongo, Allan Lengel and Jim Nardone talk with Detroit Deputy Mayor Todd Bettison about crime, housing, schools and hiring more cops.

Host Saeed Khan talks with guests, attorneys Bill Seikaly and Joel Sklar, Detroit Free Press investigative columnist M.L. Elrick, labor  and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel. They talk about the GOP Primary Debate Aftermath; Trump and Tucker: dialogue or diatribe over debate; Trump's OJ-like coverage of his Atlanta booking;  Mar-a-Lago witness recants Testimony to implicates the boss;...

Hosts Adolph Mongo, Allan Lengel and Jim Nardone talk with Metro Times investigative reporter Steve Neavling and pollster Ed Sarpolus. Neavling talks about about a study that shows racial profiling by the Ferndale Police and how 910AM owner Kevin Adell used him to go after Novi officials. Sarpolus talks about the presidential election and how Congressman John James is vulnerable in 2024. 

Host Saeed Khan talks with attorneys Steve Fishman and Joel Sklar, Beverly Watts, president of BME Consulting and former director of Wayne County Public Services Department, and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel. They talk about Trump's Georgia indictment; Where’s Melania and the Kids? Silence from the Trump Family;  Michigan accents and soda vs pop; UAW contract talks; St. Joseph Coun...

Host Saeed Khan talks with lawyers, Steve Fishman, Bill Seikaly and Joel Sklar, retired Detroit homicide detective and Hollywood consultant Ira Todd, community and labor activist Barb Ingalls and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel. They talk about: the Trump Jan. 6 Motion hearing; DA in Atlanta headed to grand jury next week;  Ohio voters reject GOP effort to make amending Constitution tough...

Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II has harsh words for the Snyder adminisration's treatment of Flint. He also hints about his future plans in politics. Gilchrist made his remarks and talked about other issues in a previously recorded interview that was aired Saturday on "Detroit in Black and White." Hosts Adolph Mongo, Vanessa Moss, Allan Lengel and James Nardone also talk with W...

Host Saeed Khan talks with guests, former WXYZ reporter Jim Kiertzner, labor activist Barb Ingalls, pollster Ed Sarpolus, community activist and political consultant Anthony Bryant and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel. They talk about the Trump Jan. 6 indictment; GOP tries to advance bribery allegations Involving POTUS and Hunter Biden; What's an appropriate sentence for mass shooter...

Hosts Adolph Mongo, Vanessa Moss and Allan Lengel talk with radio personality Frankie Darcell about what's behind Florida's take on education about slavery and how Vice President Kamala Harris is going after him. They also talk with Myles Wilson, 27 about young voters' attitudes about this upcoming election.

Host Saeed Khan talks with special guests, Detroit Free Press investigative columnist M.L. Elrick, public relations specialist David Rudolph, developer and former Michigan GOP co-chair Jeff Sakwa, community and labor activists Barb Ingalls and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel. They talk about Michigan's GOP Congressional delegation backing Trump;  Trump's latest charges;  Hunter...

Hosts Adolph Mongo, Vanessa Moss and Allan Lengel talk with attorney Terry Johnson, an African American supporter of the Republican Party. Johnson defends ex-President Donald Trump's record. The panel also talks about Florida's new take on educating middle school students on the upside of slavery. Ex-Trenton Police Chief Jim Nardone talks about the homicide at the Wayne County Jail of a...

Host Saeed Khan talks with special guests, attorneys Steve Fishman and Joel Sklar, community and labor activist Barb Ingalls, community activist and political consultant Anthony Bryant and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel. They talk about: Michigan Attorney General announces felony charges for 16  2020 GOP fake electors;  Florida's crazy education on slavery; Michigan needs to try har...

Hosts Adolph Mongo, Vanessa Moss and Allan Lengel talk to literacy advocate Eric Brown and Keith Johnson, former president of the Detroit Federation of Teachers. They talk about illiteracy and the issues facing Detroit schools.  

Host Saeed Khan talks with special guests, attorney Bill Seikaly, Michigan pollster Ed Sarpolus, labor and community activist Barb Ingalls, Adolph Mongo, host of "Detroit in Black and White" podcast and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel. They talk about: Trump team seeks indefinite postponement of Mar-a-Lago documents case; Trump endorsed by every Michigan GOP Congressperson;  FBI...

Hosts Adolph Mongo, Vanessa Moss and Allan Lengel talk to ex-Detroit homicide investigator Ira Todd, Pollster Ed Sarpolus and Detroit real estate partners Michael Williams and Al Stone. Todd talks about gun violence and an Emmy-award winning documentary, "Kiss the Babies," he and a group of others, including investigative reporter Charlie LeDuff, produced.   Sarpolus talks about the 2024...

Host Saeed Khan talks with guests, attorney Joel Sklar, automotive journalist Paul Eisenstein, community and labor activist Barb Ingalls, community organizer and political consultant Anthony Bryant, and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel. They discuss: Will young folks turn out to vote in 2024? Are they tired of picking the lesser of two evils? Cocaine found in West Wing of the White House;...

Hosts Vanessa Moss, Allan Lengel and Jim Nardone talk with presidential candidate Cornel West and Clementine Barfield, founder of SOSAD (Safe Our Sons and Daughters). West answers some questions including: Would it bother him his Green Party candidacy helped put Donald Trump back in office and if plans to campaign in Detroit? Barfield talks about the shooting of her two sons in 1986 and how she be...

Hosts Adolph Mongo, Vanessa Moss and Jim Nardone talk with Wayne County Treasurer Eric Sabree and radio personality Frankie Darcell. Darcell talks about her plans to produce a naional tour in 2024 for her play, "Conversations for Sistas Only." She also talks about the controversy with Anita Baker and "Babyface." Baker decided to remove Babyface from her "Songtress Tour&quo...

Host Saeed Khan talks with special guest, attorneys Steve Fishman and Joel Sklar, Jeff Sakwa, developer and former co-chair of the Michigan Republican Party, and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel. Veteran journalist Nancy Derringer is off this week. They talk about the Hunter Biden plea agreement; Possible second Trump documents case in New Jersey; Trump's chances of winning Michigan;...

Hosts Adolph Mongo, Vanessa Moss and Allan Lengel talk to Wayne State University Board of Governor Dr. Michael Busuito and Luther Keith of ARISE Detroit! Busuito says Wayne State is expected to soon announce a new president. He also talks about the most popular plastic surgeries he performs these days. Keith talks about his agency's 17th annual Neighborhoods Day on Aug. 5 and how everyone can...

Host Allan Lengel chats with special guests, attorneys Bill Seikaly and Joel Sklar, community/labor activist Barb Ingalls and Adolph Mongo, host of the Saturday morning podcast, "Detroit in Black and White."  They talk about Hamtramck's all-Muslim city council banning gay pride flags on city property, and the irony of a minority group that has been discriminated against for so long...

"Detroit in Black and White" host Adolph Mongo and co-hosts, Vanessa Moss, Allan Lengel and Jim Nardone, talk with radio personality Frankie Darcell about her career, her years in Detroit and her interviews with presidents and her exclusive with Bill Cosby right after he got out of prison. (There were a few technical difficulties during the broadcast) 

Host Saeed Khan talks with guests, attorney Joel Sklar, pollster Ed Sarpolus, veteran journalist Nancy Derringer and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.  They talk about: Trump's indictment and what it means; Mutiny on the Hill: Conservative lawmakers revolt against GOP leadership;  Whitmer Launches PAC for potential future; Former FBI agent and Russia spy Robert Hanssen Dies in Prison;...

Hosts Adolph Mongo, attorney Vanessa Moss and veteran journalist Allan Lengel talk with WDIV anchor/reporter Will Jones. Jones returned to WDIV earlier this year after spending seven years working in Chicago. We talk to him about the media and the changes he's noticed in Detroit when returning.  

Hosts Adolph Mongo and veteran journalist Allan Lengel and special co-host, ex-Trenton Police Chief Jim Nardone talk with John Beaudrie and Eric Negus from Victory Gym VHC, a nonprofit health club Downriver in Brownstown that caters to veterans and first responders. They talk about all the club's offerings including sessions for those suffering from PTSD. The hosts also talk to Detroit Ombuds...

Host Saeed Khan talks with guests, attorneys Steve Fishman and Joel Sklar, veteran journalist Nancy Derringer and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel. They talk about: MSU students sue professor for forcing them to fund liberal political group; Ron DeSantis's bumbled announcement on Twitter; Is Jack Smith going to slam Trump soon? Justice Roberts says ethics changes on the way;  State of...