Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick

More problems for Detroit's anti-gay former Mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick, who recently was released from prison after serving 14 months for obstruction of justice after his efforts to conceal a sex scandal. The Securities and Exchange Commission has accused Kilpatrick and a longtime friend with accepting lavish gifts, and private plane travel in an influence-peddling scheme involving pension funds, reports The Detroit Free Press. The agency accused Kilpatrick and Jeffrey Beasley, both [trustees...Read Full Story

One of the biggest names in Detroit politics and one of the LGBT community's strongest supporters on Capitol Hill has been ousted. Democratic Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick lost her bid for an eighth term on Tuesday, undoubtedly in part because of the legal woes of her son, the disgraced and anti-gay former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. Kilpatrick lost in a landslide to State Sen. Hansen Clarke, 41 percent to 47 percent, reports the Detroit Free Press, which describes the challengers...Read Full Story

U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick beamed as her son and rising political star, Kwame, vowed during his first ceremonial oath of office to faithfully serve the citizens of Detroit as their mayor. She called the Jan. 4, 2002 event the highlight of her life."In my mind he's still my little boy and always will be," she said then.Now her little boy is saddled with big problems that could make the seven-term congresswoman and House Appropriations Committee member vulnerable in the Aug. 3...Read Full Story

These were supposed to be heady days for African-Americans in Congress, with President Barack Obama occupying the White House and a half dozen blacks holding powerful committee chairmanships and leadership jobs.Yet the past two weeks have been more of a nightmare.Two of Congress' most senior African-Americans, Democratic Reps. Charles Rangel of New York and Maxine Waters of California, are fighting to save their reputations and quite possibly their jobs over ethics allegations. On Tuesday...Read Full Story

Carlita Kilpatrick and Bernard Kilpatrick -- the wife and father of ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick -- must answer questions under oath in a lawsuit filed by lawyers for the family of slain exotic dancer Tamara Greene, a federal judge ruled Tuesday after a closed two-hour hearing. Jerry Oliver, former police chief during Kilpatrick's administration, also can be deposed, the judge said. The ruling by Chief U.S. District Judge Gerald Rosen was a breakthrough for attorneys Norman Yatooma and...Read Full Story