Roman Gribbs, who was mayor of Detroit from 1970 until 1974 and a state Appeals Court judge from 1982 to 2000, died Tuesday morning of complications of esophageal cancer, family members said.

Former Detroit Mayor Roman Gribbs, who died this week, had a brief but highly eventful tenure. He led the city as it transitioned from a predominantly white city to a black one, at least in terms ...

Former Detroit Mayor Roman Gribbs died Tuesday after a battle with cancer, Michigan Court of Appeals Chief Judge Michael Talbot confirmed. Gribbs was 90. Gribbs served as mayor 1970-74 ...

The last white mayor to take the city’s helm was former sheriff and prosecutor Roman Gribbs, who served from 1970 to 1974. Duggan, 55, will replace outgoing Mayor Dave Bing after defeating his ...

The runner-up, Wayne County Sheriff Roman Gribbs, 43, received 105,640 votes. Under Detroit’s election laws, Austin and Gribbs, the two leaders in a primary contest, become the candidates for ...

DETROIT, MI — The Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association will honor former Detroit Mayor Roman Gribbs and the Thomas M. Cooley Law School for its pro bono programs at its 176th annual meeting on ...

Duggan if elected would become Detroit's first white mayor since Roman Gribbs, who left office in 1974. Detroit is a struggling (not to mention bankrupt) industrial city that remains largely ...