Possible Name Change For Detroit’s Hart Plaza, Judge Mathis Allegedly Pulls a Gun in Altercation, Tupac’s Ring Sells For $1-Million
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Some Detroit City Council members want to change the name of Hart Plaza to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. Others want to keep the name that honors MI U.S. Senator Philip H. Hart.
Proposed Name Change For Hart Plaza
Hart Plaza is a 14-acre space in downtown Detroit and all kinds of things go on down there, from concerts to events. It’s had the name “Hart Plaza” since 1975, but some of the city council members are looking to change the name to Martin Luther King, Jr. Plaza. They said It seeks to honor Martin Luther King and the name change would align with city values. But not everyone is in favor of this. Community activist, Sam Riddle, and others in the community say that Philip H. Hart was a Michigan U.S. senator who shepherded the 1965 Voting Rights Act, and without that, there would be no voting rights. Hart supported the civil rights movement, racial integration, and immigration. Most people interviewed said that even if the name changes they’re going to forever call it Hart Plaza. So, we’ll have to see what ends up happening with that.
Things got out of hand during a confrontation between Los Angeles city workers and Judge Mathis. The workers say the former TV Judge pulled a gun on them.
Judge Mathis Accused of Pulling a Gun on Workers
Judge Greg Mathis, who was the youngest elected judge in Michigan’s history before becoming a TV show Judge who’s show was recently canceled got into a scuffle with city employees yesterday. Of course, there’s two sides of the story, but according to TMZ, city employees asked him to move his vehicle and the Judge threatened the workers with a gun during the confrontation. Now, according to Mathis, he couldn’t get out of his driveway because the workers were blocking his car. One of the employees got sarcastic and said if he didn’t move it, they would just run over his car. So, he took the comments as a threat and informed them that he was armed. But he also said that he didn’t show the gun at any point during the disagreement. So, who knows what actually happened? But I’m glad no one was hurt.
Sotheby’s Auction House recently held an auction to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop. Among the items were a ring Tupac wore that sold for $1-million.
Tupac Crown Ring Goes For Big Money at Auction
Tupac has been in the news recently because of the renewed interest in his murder investigation. We’ve been talking about that here in Shannon’s Scoop. But in other Tupac-related news, his crown gold ring with the ruby and diamonds which was the last one that he wore in a public appearance at the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards has now become the most valuable hip-hop artifact ever. It sold for $1-million at Sotheby’s Auction. The presale estimate was only $200,000 to $300,000, so it sold for five times what the original estimate was going to be. The auction was held to celebrate 50 years of hip-hop and included rare items, like a RZA drum machine that he produced Wu Tang Clan’s Enter The Wu Tang album on, a custom De La Soul jacket and Fab Five Freddy’s original sign from the set of Yo! MTV Raps. Check out Tupac’s ring at this link… https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2023/hip-hop/tupac-shakur?locale=en
Singer Sinead O’Connor is dead at the age of 56. Her death comes over a year since her 17-year-old son died by suicide.
Sinead O’Connor Dead at 56
Finally, unfortunate news yesterday, Sinead O’Connor, passed away at 56-years-old. She was huge in the 90s with the rendition of Prince’s song “Nothing Compares 2 U”, which went number one on Billboard. Her 17-year-old son passed away last year from suicide and she’s had a long battle with mental illness as well. They haven’t revealed what her cause of death was. My thoughts and prayers are with her family.
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