DETROIT(AP) — Former Detroit Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick has died at age 80, according to her family. The family announced Cheeks Kilpatrick's death Wednesday in a statement, calling her a ...

Former U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, a Detroit Democrat who, over seven terms, rose to become chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and served on the powerful Appropriations Committee, has ...

Those gathered to honor the life and legacy of former U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick remembered the Detroit Democrat as a trailblazer and the strong leader of her family during a service ...

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags within the State Capitol complex to be lowered to half-staff today, Oct. 22, 2025, to honor former Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks ...

Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, the former U.S. Representative for Michigan’s 13th Congressional District and the matriarch of a major Michigan political dynasty, has died. She was 80. Cheeks Kikpatrick ...

The congresswoman served in the U.S. House from 1997 until 2011. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick’s family announced her death in a statement obtained by the Associated Press, where they praised her for her ...