Roy McCalister Jr.

Detroit City Councilman. Serving District 2, the City of Detroit, and the State of Michigan. Working for a better quality of life for our residents!

[Brenda Lawrence @RepLawrence]

It was an honor to speak at Council Member @RoyMcCalisterJr's Mental Health Task Force meeting today. As Vice Chair of @AppropsDems, I helped secure historic funding for mental health services and will continue to fight to bring back the resources #MI14 needs.

[Roy McCalister Jr. @RoyMcCalisterJr]

Happy Father’s Day!

[Roy McCalister Jr. @RoyMcCalisterJr]

Thank you Mark! Rain or shine, you could not keep us from celebrating the iconic Marvin Gaye, the Gaye family, and the incredible efforts of @Motown_Museum to honor this Detroit legend and his music.

[Mark S. Lee @leegroup]

A portion of Monica Street renamed #MarvinGayeDrjve #Saturday #Detroit kudos to @RoyMcCalisterJr @Motown_Museum, et al for spearheading this effort. Hear clips, including his brother, #IntheConferenceRoom SundayMorning 11 a.m @910Superstation #JuneTeenth2021 #HappyFathersDay

[Roy McCalister Jr. @RoyMcCalisterJr]

Tune into ⁦@FOX2News⁩ at 6:30 to see myself and ⁦@melpiana⁩ talk with ⁦@charlielangton⁩ about 8mile-Woodward improvement Project and the partnership between both our communities that made it happen

[Roy McCalister Jr. @RoyMcCalisterJr]

Tune in to 910 AM at 11AM this morning. I’ll be talking to Mark Lee @leegroup about the renaming part of W. Outer Dr Marvin Gaye Drive in honor of the 50th anniversary of the iconic “What’s Going On” album.

[Roy McCalister Jr. @RoyMcCalisterJr]

Looking forward to this amazing event on the Avenue of Fashion on June 19th! Come celebrate Freedom Day with us!!

[City of Detroit @CityofDetroit]

Last Sunday, Detroiters gathered for the unveiling of a mural at the Detroit Fire Station on 7 mile, created to honor Detroiters who lost their lives to Covid-19, including Detroit Fire Capt. Franklin Williams.

Read the full story at https://t.co/MOYDt0AH2Z

[Roy McCalister Jr. @RoyMcCalisterJr]

Happy Memorial Day to all our Gold Star and surviving families. We cannot forget and will continue to honor your loved ones service and sacrifice.

[Roy McCalister Jr. @RoyMcCalisterJr]

9:29. Don’t forget

[Roy McCalister Jr. @RoyMcCalisterJr]

This great news for Detroit students! These services should be available to anyone at any age. Well done @Dr_Vitti

[Nikolai Vitti @Dr_Vitti]

As a result of Federal COVID Relief funding, we will be dramatically expanding mental health supports to our students next year at all schools. We have expanded services over the last two years but we will now scale the services across DPSCD.

[Roy McCalister Jr. @RoyMcCalisterJr]

Looking forward to Juneteenth when we’ll officially commemorate Marvin Gaye Drive!

[Detroit Free Press @freep]

Marvin Gaye's 'What's Going On' 50th anniversary: Motown Museum tours, Detroit street renaming https://t.co/7UXfakX1B6

[Roy McCalister Jr. @RoyMcCalisterJr]

Happy Mother’s Day to all the Detroit” Moms out there!

[Roy McCalister Jr. @RoyMcCalisterJr]

Looking forward to celebrating the legacy of What’s Going On this summer in the @CityofDetroit. Along with the @Motown_Museum and @GovWhitmer we’re renaming part of Outer Drive after Marvin Gaye, one Motown’s greatest!

[CNN @CNN]

Why do you think Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On album has stood the test of time? Join Don Lemon for a star-studded look at a classic - 50 years after its release.  A CNN Special – What’s Going On: Marvin Gaye’s Anthem for the Ages. Sunday at 8 p.m. ET

[Roy McCalister Jr. @RoyMcCalisterJr]

Earlier today, my office released the following statement regarding the wrongful arrest of Lt. Nazario and the tragic killing of Daunte Wright.

[Roy McCalister Jr. @RoyMcCalisterJr]

I was so honored to join my colleague ⁦⁦⁦⁦@Raquel4Detroit⁩, ⁦⁦@StateRepTCarter⁩ and other honorable guests during today’s Rededication of the Detroit Recovery Project as the Calvin Trent Health & Wellness Recovery Resource Center Building

[Rochelle Riley @rochelleriley]

Want a better understanding of the new cannabis industry and the Détroit legacy program? Mark you calendar and use this link: https://t.co/l3uIVvB61y
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[Roy McCalister Jr. @RoyMcCalisterJr]

@durhal_jr @CityofDetroit Thank you, Rep!

[Roy McCalister Jr. @RoyMcCalisterJr]

I was really ecstatic as I joined with leaders from @CityofDetroit and People for Palmer Park today as we announced the preservation of the historic bandshell at the former State Fairgrounds. I'm also happy to announce that we're moving this legendary music venue to Palmer Park.

[Roy McCalister Jr. @RoyMcCalisterJr]

I’m very happy that the bandshell will be saved. Looking forward to working with the City administration and Amazon to help find a new home for this legendary venue

[Detroit Metro Times @metrotimes]

Mayor Duggan says Detroit bandshell, threatened by Amazon development, will be saved
https://t.co/OWXw9mND0h

[Roy McCalister Jr. @RoyMcCalisterJr]

This morning I joined @WillieBurton313 and @RobertFicano on their great radio show to talk about COVID-19 relief and the importance of getting vaccinated. https://t.co/ZUuHJLZ7Yp