The Michigan Citizen

The Michigan Citizen (sometimes called just Michigan Citizen) was a weekly newspaper distributed in Detroit, Michigan. The Michigan Citizen has been published on Sundays since November 1978. Charles D. Kelly (1932-2006) was the newspaper's founding publisher. The Michigan Citizen was a publication for Michigan's African-American and progressive-minded community.[1]

The Michigan Citizen
TypeWeekly newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
PublisherCatherine Kelly
Founded1978
LanguageEnglish
Ceased publication2014
Headquarters1055 Trumbull
Detroit, MI 48216
United States
Circulation56,000
Websitemichigancitizen.com

Charles and his wife, Teresa, founded The Michigan Citizen newspaper on their dining-room table in Benton Harbor, Michigan, in November 1978. He grew the paper from a 12-page tabloid with an original circulation of 3000 distributed in the Benton Harbor area to a 16-page broadsheet with a statewide circulation of 56,000.

He opened a Detroit-area office of the paper in 1985. The Michigan Citizen was the official newspaper for the city of Highland Park, Michigan.[1] Since its beginning, the paper has maintained a strong pro-community, progressive editorial stance.

The Michigan Citizen ceased operations in 2014, publishing its last weekly edition on December 28, 2014.[2][3][4]

References
  1. "About Us". The Michigan Citizen. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  2. "Michigan Citizen ends publication". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  3. Jackman, Michael. "R.I.P. Michigan Citizen". Detroit Metro Times. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  4. "The Michigan Citizen Calls It Quits". www.deadlinedetroit.com. Retrieved 2018-08-29.


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