The struggle for black history visibility in the Ann Arbor Bubble
10-year-old Nita Franklin coaches the “Junior French Dukes” squad in 1964 on N. Fourth Ave. and Beakes St. Her squad, from left to right, consists of Jeffreey Pee, 7; Steven Hinton, 5; Benton Thomas, 3; Michael Pee, 5 and Gregory Pee, 4.
About the Writer
Tai Tworek, Print Editor-in-Chief
This is Tai’s fourth year on staff and second year as a member of the Print Editor-in-Chief team. When she’s not designing pages or writing articles, she is usually spending time with her grandma, playing soccer for Skyline or Detroit City FC, working at Dairy Queen, or trying to become TikTok famous. She has a strong love for oatmeal, the word “swag” and overalls.
