The author is a political commentator and former journalist, who served as deputy director of Public Information under Mayor Young from 1984-1991. He is the co-host of the podcast, Detroit in Black and White.

By Adolph Mongo

Council President Mary Sheffield (Photo: Detroit in Black and White)

For the last year, I have been watching how the race to replace current Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is shaping up.

Several opinion polls in recent weeks indicate that the race to succeed Duggan is going down to the wire. Any one of the leading candidates has a chance to move on to the general election in November.

After three terms, Mayor Duggan has decided not to run for reelection and has announced his intention to run for governor instead. Over the past 12 months, I have studied the records an

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