Detroit, through the best and worst of times

Katy and Sheila Cockrel Comments Purchase Image The 1967 rebellion, as Sheila Cockrel calls it, remains a dividing line in Detroit history. (The Detroit News) Making a place for the past Katy Cockrel: This year, for the first time, the Detroit Regional Chamber’s Mackinac Policy Conference featured a panel focused on the notion of legacy and leadership in Detroit. My mother and I were invited to join former Mayor Dennis W. Archer and son, Dennis Archer, Jr. along with Walbridge CEO John Rakolta, Jr. and son John Rakolta III. When Sheila brought up the idea of the panel, I was a bit wary. As a publicist, I’m more comfortable preparing clients for the stage than being on one myself. And the...