The James Logan Courier

By Suzette Hackney
Detroit Free Press (MCT)

DETROIT — A horse-drawn carriage pulled a pine casket topped with black roses through the streets of Detroit on Monday.

The coffin was cheap, and the flowers were fake — a fitting send-off for something despised by so many.

This was no celebration-of-life funeral. The thousands who gathered in Hart Plaza on the city's riverfront were more than happy to rejoice in this passing, the hoped-for demise of the N-word and its slang derivative.

A gospel choir rocked out, and speaker after speaker jovially bid good riddance to the words historically associated with the racist degradation of African-Americans, but now often casually used to greet friends or get a point across in a song's lyric or stand-up comic's routine.

By Carmen Shiu, Courier Entertainment Editor

This year marks the 10-year-anniversary of the Bay Area’s Filipino quartet, Legaci (LGC). Throughout those years, they have gained many fans and a variety of acknowledgement. Jaymill, Micah, Chris, and Del all have such powerful voices that blend in so beautifully when harmonized. Their type of music is mostly the traditional R&B, but also entangled with modern pop and alternative rock. With a new taste of music to the customary world and a showcase of what they grew up listening to, Legaci is on its way to make their own legacy.