#dreadlock mike

[comelydetroit]

“We all could do us some good, always remember that. This is ours. You didn’t give yourself your life, your life was given to you.”

Michael “Dreadlock Mike” Alston. Born into an institutionalized life with no parents and suffered from child abuse until he was old enough to get away. He was a common sight on the streets of Detroit, seen getting around on his wheelchair as both of his legs had been partially amputated.

Dreadlock Mike was said to be a “calming force” to those that knew him. Always respectful, and always helped to deescalate tense situations. Our own “Detroit Street Jesus.”

Mike was killed in 2013 when a hit and run driver took his life and the life of his best friend, James “Eat Em Up” Van Horn.

-Artwork: Rashaun Rucker | "Detroit Street Jesus"

[skeptictank]

"We all could do us some good, you know." -Michael Alston, known in Detroit as "Dreadlock Mike"

beautiful short interview about the kindness of strangers

[pfba]

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Mike’s stern warning to Mark Wahlberg. Anti-Hipster sentiment moves to the inner city, Some poor sucker discovers something terrible about his girlfriend and the death of two of Detroit’s most unlikely celebrities. Click play or download here.  

[babyboyissa]

This man is known as Dreadlock Mike in my town, the city of Detroit. I've seen him so many times going to D.E.M.F, Pride festival and Tigers games. He's a town favorite and is known by many. He was killed last night by a hit and run at 3am. I just wanted to take a moment and have respect for this man. Even though he couldn't walk, couldn't eat a meal everyday, or had to sleep in the underground stage at Hart Plaza, he was still smiling every time I've seen him. I even remember seeing him bob his head and have a huge smile on his face when the street performers played their bongos at 2am every weekend. I'm sorry you've had a tough life. RIP Dreadlock Mike