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Mike Ilitch, the founder of Little Caesar’s, quietly paid for Rosa Parks’ rent after learning she had been robbed and assaulted in her home at the age of 81 in 1994. He helped her move to a safer neighborhood and continued to pay her rent until she died in 2005. Hurt and badly shaken, Parks called a friend, who called the police. A neighborhood manhunt led to Skipper's capture and reported beating. Parks was treated at Detroit Receiving Hospital for facial injuries and swelling on the right side of her face. Parks said about the attack on her by the African-American man, "Many gains have been made Ilitch read the story in the newspaper and called Keith, offering to pay for Parks' housing indefinitely. With no fanfare, Ilitch continued paying for the apartment until Parks died in 2005, Keith said. It really is impressive to discover after the fact that someone has quietly been doing some good. I'm glad he helped her out. With a headline blaring “Mike Ilitch paid for Rosa Parks’ housing for more than a decade,” the TV station’s story is just not true. The headline repeats itself on national black media sites and elsewhere. Little Caesars is a popular pizza chain famous for its cheap menu options and its now-retired catchphrase, "Pizza! Pizza!" However, there's more to this budget-friendly pizzeria than meets the eye. The company's founder, Mike Ilitch, was a benefactor of Rosa Parks, the iconic civil rights activist. For more than a decade, Ilitch had quietly paid for Rosa Parks’ apartment in downtown Detroit, according to CNN affiliate WXYZ. That story came to light thanks to Damon Keith, a Detroit native Following the 1994 attack, Parks wanted to move somewhere safer but couldn’t afford it, as she'd been donating all her speaking fees. A federal judge, Damon Keith, spoke out about this, and help came from an unlikely source: Mike Ilitch, the founder of Little Caesars. Mike Ilitch was known for being the founder of Little Caesars and owner of the Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Tigers, but he quietly made a difference in the life of civil rights icon Rosa Parks. "They don't go around saying it, but I want to, at this point, let them know, how much the Ilitches not only meant to the city, but they meant so much for Rosa Parks, who was the mother of the civil rights movement," Keith told WXYZ.Shortly after her famed defiance of segregation sparked the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott, Parks moved to In 1994, a man broke into Rosa Parks' residence in Detroit and assaulted and robbed Parks, who was 81 at the time. Following the attack, Keith put out an inquiry to find a safer home for Rosa Related Little Caesars Fast food chain Restaurant chain Restaurant industry Restaurant Consumer discretionary sector Food Business Business, Economics, and Finance forward back r/DecidingToBeBetter A force for self-improvement, goodness, and togetherness that helps humanity eliminate evil. The scum of Detroit. Good on Mr. I for doing this for her. He was a great man for the city and genuinely cared for the people in it. Good Guy Ilitch - when the automotive companies took a hit in 2009. GM stopped sponsoring the huge water fountain at Comerica Park (where the Ti 34M subscribers in the todayilearned community. You learn something new every day; what did you learn today? Submit interesting and specific facts TIL Little Caesars founder and Detroit Tigers owner, Mike Ilitch quietly paid for Rosa Parks's rent after her Detroit home was robbed in 1994 until her death in 2005. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment 6.8K subscribers in the BreakingNews24hr community. The most-watched news channel delivering breaking news and analysis all day, every day. The News Find the best posts and communities about Rosa Parks on Reddit. Skip to main content. Open menu Open navigation Go to Reddit Little Caesars founder paid Rosa Who tf beats up and robs Rosa Parks? Edit: Hurt and badly shaken, she called Elaine Steele who lived across the street and had become a key source of support. Steele called the police who took 50 minutes to arrive. Meanwhile, the word went out that someone had mugged Parks. DETROIT — When the founder of Little Caesars and owner of the Detroit Tigers and Detroit Red Wings died Friday, one story about his good deeds may have been overlooked.. Mike Ilitch reportedly 53K subscribers in the goodnews community. BBL, probably 21M subscribers in the sports community. Sports News and Highlights from the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, MLS, and leagues around the world.
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