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- Public comments
- 12
- Last 30 days
- 12
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 23, 2026.
Public comments (12)
The former mayor urged approval of Martha Jean the Queen's sign and recalled working with her on community healing after a police officer's shooting death.
Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee · 54:38 →Detailed Steinberg's pioneering acquisition of WQBH radio and her role as a Black woman media entrepreneur.
Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee · 1:11:57 →A former WQBH employee called the station 'the first Facebook' with a million daily listeners and a political force in Detroit.
Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee · 1:13:08 →Cited Steinberg's 1998 Michigan Women's Hall of Fame induction and numerous community awards.
Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee · 1:15:38 →Described Steinberg's affordable housing, scholarships, and storefronts, and how she personally pushed him into summer programs as a teen.
Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee · 1:17:36 →A Queen's Community Worker Scholarship recipient said it funded college and study abroad, and lifted her whole family.
Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee · 1:19:59 →Recalled Steinberg staying on air 48 hours during the 1967 rebellion to calm the city, and his 51 years in her ministry.
Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee · 1:21:22 →Described Steinberg as the first woman in the country to start her own AM radio station and her personal warmth with listeners.
Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee · 1:34:55 →Described Steinberg's post-1967 'Buzz the Fuzz' program bridging residents and police.
Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee · 1:53:53 →A Vietnam veteran and ministry member said Steinberg combated the city's evils and helped make Detroit spiritually resilient.
Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee · 1:56:04 →Virtual caller said Queen's presence in his life 'saved my life' and urged the sign as profound recognition.
Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee · 2:05:05 →Called Steinberg a pioneering broadcaster and 'You are somebody' messenger who stayed on air 48 hours in 1967.
Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee · 2:13:18 →