The Week That Was on Deadline Detroit

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...

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 report Who’s funding Mike Duggan’s gubernatorial...

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 R...

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,...

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...

Hosts Adolph Mongo, Vanessa Moss, Allan Lengel and Jim Nardone talks with political pundit Karen Dumas about Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and the Detroit mayoral race. 

Host Saeed Khan talks with guests, attorneys Steve Fishman and Bill Seikaly, public relations, labor and community activist Barb Ingalls, veteran journalist Nancy Derringer and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel. They talk about: Trump orders B2 Bombers to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities; Trump okays China’s continued purchase of Iranian oil;  Pakistan pledges to nominate Trump for Nobel Pe...

Host Saeed Khan talks with public relations specialist Darci McConnell, a former Detroit News and Free Press reporter; public relations specialist Beverly Watts; 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: Chaos as President Trump and the administra...

Hosts Adolph Mongo, Allan Lengel and Jim Nardone talk about the Warren Police Department's high-speed chases and the pros and cons, They also discuss whether mayoral debates are of benefit to anyone. Also, co-host Vanessa Moss reports directly from a candidate debate in northwest Detroit. 

Hosts Allan Lengel, Jim Nardone and Eric Brown talks with Roy McCalister Jr., who makes his case for getting elected to the  Detroit City Council in the 2nd District.  McCalister served on the Detroit Police Department for 26 years. He was elected to the city council in 2017, but lost his re-election bid four years later. 

Hosts Adolph Mongo, Vanessa Moss, Allan Lengel and Jim Nardone talk about the pressing issues of the week.. They also talk about why we aren't delivering more help to people with mental health issues who commit crimes. The discussion includes talk about Afeni Muhammad, 26, who is charged with killing her manager at McDonald's in Eastpointe on Thursday. 

Host Nancy Derringer talks with guest, pollster Ed Sarpolus, political strategist Beverly Watts, 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: Floods in Texas cause hundreds of deaths. State and federal administrations deny blame;  Israeli defense min...

"Detroit in Black and White" hosts Adolph Mongo, Vanessa Moss and Allan Lengel talk with Rev. W.J. Rideout III of All God's People Church about violence in our streets and the June 27 fatally shooting at a park on Detroit's east side of Samir Josiah Grubbs, 4, and Davlyon Shalmonson-Bey, 18, and the wounding a 17-yea-old male. They also talk with city council candidate Michael...

Hosts Adolph Mongo, Vanessa Moss and Allan Lengel talk about the pressing issues of the week. They also talk with mob reporter Scott Burnstein, who discusses the 50th anniversary of Jimmy Hoffa's dissapearance, and Tammy Daniels, head of the Detroit Land Bank.  Burnstein also talks about a special event he's having July 23 at Macomb Community College to discuss the Hoffa case, including...

Host Saeed Khan talks with guests, former Detroit News entertainment writer Jim Mcfarlin, 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: Israel and Iran intensify military strikes: Trump's wimpy ilitary Parade and Nationwide “No Kings” Parade; Det...

Hosts Adolph Mongo, Allan Lengel, and Jim Nardone talk about restaurants that are dirty or fail inspections — and whether that’s a deal breaker when deciding whether to eat there. Is a dirty front window or filthy floors enough to turn you away? They also discuss Detroit mayoral candidate Saunteel Jenkins, who took shots at her competitors during the WDIV mayoral debate.

Host Saeed Khan talks with guests, former Fox 2 anchor Huel Perkins, attorneys Bill Seikaly, Steve Fishman and Joel Sklar, veteran journalist Nancy Derringer and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel. They talk about: Trump orders the California National Guard dispatched and Marines on standby to quell Los Angeles ICE protests;  RFK Jr. dismisses entire Vaccine Committee, after testifying at no...

Hosts Adolph Mongo, Allan Lengel and Jim Nardone talk with Tammy Daniels, CEO of the Detroit Land Bank, about the challenges she faces and the criticism of her agency by mayoral candidates. They also speak with JeDonna Matthews Dinges, who was the target of a racist incident in Grosse Pointe Park involving a neighbor and Taylor City Council candidate Martin Drouillard. Co-host Eric Brown also join...

Hosts Adolph Mongo, Allan Lengel, and Jim Nardone talk with attorney Todd Perkins about his bid to become Detroit's next mayor. Perkins spoke Saturday at Thomas Magee's bar in Eastern Market about a range of topics, including policing, crime, development, mental health issues, reparations, and the field of mayoral candidates—among them Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield, whom...

Host Saeed Khan talks with guests, attorneys Mike Rataj and Joel Sklar, Free Press investigative columnist M.L. Elrick, public relations specialist Beverly Watts, community and labor activist Barb Ingalls, veteran journalist Nancy Derringer and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel. They talk about: University of Florida Board of Governors rejects Santa Ono's bid for president; Honeymoon O...

Host Nancy Derringer talks with PR specialist and former Free Press reporter Darci McConnell; attorneys Joel Sklar, Steve Fishman, and Bill Seikaly; community and labor activist Barb Ingalls; and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel. They discuss: Mackinac Conference 2025: Takeaways and trends A Governor’s poll showing a tie between Jocelyn Benson and John James, with Mike Duggan trailing both...

Hosts Adolph Mongo, Vanessa Moss and Allan Lengel talk with Wayne County Sheriff Ray Washington about the latest with the department. His chief of staff Kevin Tolbert joins in the conversation. The panel also talks with Detroit City Council candidate Whitney Clarke and mayoral candidate John Barlow. They talk about campaign issues including housing and income and the safety of going to a Detroit g...

Host Saeed Khan talks with pollster Ed Sarpolus, public relations specialist Beverly Watts, lawyers 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 discuss: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and her comments about habeas corpus; why Joe Biden did not have a PSA test...

Hosts Adolph Mongo, Vanessa Moss, Allan Lengel, and Eric Brown talk with mayoral candidate Saunteel Jenkins and city council candidate James Harris Jr. Jenkins discusses key issues and shares the story of her 14-year-old brother, who was murdered in Detroit in 1991. Editor’s note: Due to Internet issues, portions of Jenkins' interview were distorted and difficult to hear. We apologize.