Nadia Haddad

Off the Court

Detroit Mercy alumni, as Nadia Haddad tells it on the shows. Each story was checked against its source.

• Elmore Leonardcrime novelist

  Elmore Leonard came here on the G.I. Bill and graduated in 1950, English and philosophy. He wrote ad copy, then wrote the books behind Get Shorty and Jackie Brown. Detroit taught him to keep it short.

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• Richard Arrington Jr.first Black mayor of Birmingham

  Richard Arrington Junior is one of ours. First African-American mayor of Birmingham, Alabama. Birmingham. Think about what that took, then tell me your Tuesday was hard.

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• Kyra Harris BoldenMichigan Supreme Court justice

  Kyra Harris Bolden, Detroit Mercy, now a justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. When a Titan says she'll see you in court, she means the top one.

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• Keegan-Michael Keyactor

  Keegan-Michael Key, the actor, is a Titan. So yes, somebody from this school gets paid to be funny on purpose.

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• Glynn LunneyNASA flight director

  Glynn Lunney went from Detroit to NASA flight director. The Motor City builds things that move. Sometimes they leave the planet.

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