Detroit — Family and colleagues on Wednesday remembered former U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick as fiercely devoted to her ...
Over seven terms, she garnered millions in funds in helping to revitalize the city. But the political scandals of her son, an ex-mayor, came to shadow her career.
Former Michigan Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, who previously chaired the Congressional Black Caucus, has died at the age of 80. A political force in her native Detroit, Kilpatrick served in the ...