The dance club has been controversial in the mostly white suburb since it opened in March. Bledsoe was denied a liquor license three times by city officials, even though he passed a police background check. Officials maintain bad location, not race, was the basis for the denials. Bledsoe has a pending lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Detroit charging the city with denying his license application based on racial discrimination. We are going to attempt to do something about it.
Racial tension is here.
After Dark appears to have been targeted. Police said no graffiti was written on any other businesses or homes near the busy 15 Mile and Dodge Park location. Mayor Richard Notte said the threats do not reflect on Sterling Heights residents or the town's reputation as being one of the safest suburbs in Metro Detroit. We need to put a stop to this. What happened is not the mood of the people in Sterling Heights.