The first Black family on the block: How an Ypsilanti street became Minnie Hughes Drive

Updated: Jul. 07, 2024, 8:09 a.m.
Published: Jul. 07, 2024, 8:02 a.m.

Spearheaded by her family, just under 100 community members signed a petition to rename the street where Minnie Hughes lived for more than 60 years. — The first Black family on the block: How an Ypsilanti woman got a street named after her

Minnie Hughes, who died at 89 earlier this year, lived in the home on Washington Street and what is now "Minnie Hughes Drive" for more than 60 years. — The first Black family on the block: How an Ypsilanti woman got a street named after her

Sophia Kalakailo | skalakailo@mlive.com

YPSILANTI, MI - Minnie Hughes was a giver, her family says.

Her name is well known in the Ypsilanti neighborhood at Michigan Avenue and South Hamilton Street near downtown. Described as a mother to her neighbors, a mentor to youth and a leader in her church, the longtime Ypsilanti resident died Feb. 24 at 89 years old.

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