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# Breaking down HBO's takedown of District Detroit plus the legacy of Judge Damon J. Keith
- URL: https://www.dailydetroit.com/breaking-down-hbos-takedown-of-district-detroit-plus-the-legacy-of-judge-damon-j-keith/
- Published: 2019-05-01T16:50:05.000Z
- Updated: 2019-05-01T19:11:29.000Z
- Author: Sven Gustafson
- Tags: #wordpress, #Import 2024-02-25 18:12

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The HBO show “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” last week turned its lens on the District Detroit, the Ilitch family’s mostly unrealized plan to redevelop 50 blocks as a vibrant mixed-use neighborhood between downtown and Midtown.

Predictably, it did not go well for the Ilitches, who received $324 million in taxpayer assistance in exchange for what so far is the Little Caesars Arena, a Kid Rock restaurant and a couple dozen parking lots. 

Being opinionated on the subject, we talk about the episode, plus:

- 6:05 – An update on the progress of the old State Fairgrounds
- 6:45 – We break down the recent ruling from three federal judges that Michigan must redraw 34 congressional and legislative districts by Aug. 1 because they were unconstitutionally designed to favor Republicans.
- 8:07 – Jer interviews Detroit historian and civil rights author [Ken Coleman](https://twitter.com/historylivesdet?ref=dailydetroit.com) about the life and legacy of Judge Damon J. Keith, a longtime federal judge and civil rights champion from Detroit who died Sunday at age 96.

Also, as a heads up, our next segment airs on Detroit Public Television’s One Detroit on Thursday evening at 7:30 p.m. 

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