Former DeLong's Bar-B-Q Chef Shannon McFall Becomes Owner, March 1993 Photographer: Kyndell Thompson
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1993
Ann Arbor News, March 10, 1993
Caption:
Shannon McFall shows off DeLong's Georgia Boy sandwich.
Restaurant Owner Beverly Taylor-Glaza Prepares Caribbean Food, January 1994 Photographer: Michael A. Curlett
Year:
1994
Beverly Taylor-Glaza, Owner of Bev's Caribbean Kitchen, January 1994 Photographer: Michael A. Curlett
Year:
1994
Bev's Caribbean Kitchen on Packard Street, January 1994 Photographer: Michael A. Curlett
Year:
1994
Ann Arbor News, February 3, 1994
Caption:
Bev's Caribbean Kitchen tiny space belies the big flavor of its food.
Jesse Campbell Prepares Food at Mr. Rib's Soul Food, June 1999 Photographer: Larry E. Wright
Year:
1999
Mr. Rib Owner Jesse Campbell With His Speciality, 'Soul on a Roll,' June 1999 Photographer: Larry E. Wright
Year:
1999
Ann Arbor News, June 10, 1999
Caption:
Mr. Rib's Jess Campbell delivers a Soul on a Roll.
Customers Line Up at Mr. Rib's Soul Food, June 1999 Photographer: Larry E. Wright
Year:
1999
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Mr. Rib's Soul Food Restaurant on Packard Road, June 1999 Photographer: Larry E. Wright
Year:
1999
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AACHM Oral History: Lois Allen-Richardson
Lois Allen-Richardson was born in 1942 in Ypsilanti, where she remembers attending Harriet Street School and spending time at Parkridge Center. As a young adult, she worked briefly at Goodman’s Fashion Center in the heart of Ypsilanti’s Black business district. Allen-Richardson is an ordained minister and served as a missionary in Haiti and Trinidad. Since 2000 she has been a member of the Ypsilanti City Council, where she has been a strong advocate for the city’s south side. In June 2020, she became Ypsilanti’s first Black woman mayor after the resignation of her predecessor.
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AACHM Oral History: Diana McKnight-Morton
Diana McKnight-Morton was born in 1944 and grew up on West Kingsley Street in a racially mixed neighborhood. Her parents Robert and Adeline Thompson ran a successful carry-out restaurant, DeLong’s Bar-B-Q, on Detroit Street for 38 years. McKnight-Morton got her master’s in guidance and counseling from Eastern Michigan University and became a supervisor for Washtenaw County Employment and Training and Community Services. She has served as a member of the Washtenaw Community College Board of Trustees since 1994.