Our station editorial and programming about America 250 prompted several comments. Michael Armajo simply said:

Happy Fourth!

Our story about nine original freedom documents from the National Archives making their tour stop at The Henry Ford in Dearborn prompted these comments. Matt Lancaster wrote:

I stood in line for over three hours to see this when it was in Kansas City. Very cool to see such documents/signatures.

Rick Burris added:

I will be taking my grandkids to see the history of our great country.

Karl Lauri said:

Looks very cool!

Another viewer made this comment about our hand-written historical U.S. documents:

Too bad children today will be unable to read the documents since many cannot read or write cursive.

-              Norman Woelk

And, if youre wondering which historic documents are on display, Kay Ote shared the list. Heres what youll see.

The Articles of Association, George Washingtons Oath of Allegiance, Alexander Hamiltons Oath of Allegiance, and Aaron Burrs Oath of Allegiance, the Treaty of Paris, Secret Printing of the Constitution, State Delegation Votes Approving the Constitution, Senate Markup of the Bill of Rights, and William Stone Engraving of the Declaration of Independence.

And finally, this comment:

Thank you WXYZ-TV Channel 7 for speaking with historians at the Detroit Historical Museum about Detroit prohibition past (and) how the city kept the drinks flowing during the war on alcohol.

-              Sari M. Cicurel

Thats it for now, thanks for writing and watching.

Im Chuck Stokes, Editorial Director

Broadcast: July 9 - 12, 2026

On Sunday, July 5, Spotlight on the News will take a deep look inside Detroit's much talked about "Life Remodeled" community-driven neighborhood redevelopment projects. Why is the model drawing the attention of major businesses and being replicated around the nation? We'll ask Diallo Smith, President & CEO of the organization that invested $73 million into the core of our city. Spotlight will also remember legendary broadcaster Tony Brown and his visits to Spotlight on the News.

Spotlight on the News, now in its 61st season, is Michigan's longest-running weekly news and public affairs television program. It airs every Sunday at 10:00 a.m. on WXYZ-TV/Channel 7 in Detroit, is streamed live on wxyz.com and broadcast at 11:30 a.m. on 23.1 WKAR-HD in East Lansing.

On Sunday, June 14, Spotlight on the News will interview the man who literally keeps Michigans largest city in the limelight, so to speak. Beau Taylor, CEO of the Detroit Public Lighting Authority discusses the Motor Citys latest lighting initiative and its impact on Southeast Michigan. Also on Spotlight, a conversation with author and Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist Desiree Cooper about a new Wayne State University Press book she has edited entitled, Black Summers: Growing Up in the Urban Outdoors.

Spotlight on the News, now in its 61st season, is Michigan's longest-running weekly news and public affairs television program. It airs every Sunday at 10:00 a.m. on WXYZ-TV/Channel 7 in Detroit, is streamed live on wxyz.com and broadcast at 11:30 a.m. on 23.1 WKAR-HD in East Lansing.

On Sunday, May 31, a Spotlight on the News Special will explore The Henry Ford's historic "Jackson Home" and America's continued quest for voting rights. What's the significance of the massive, multi-million dollar, restoration project that will open to the public on June 12th? See and feel where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other leaders planned the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery marches and why the home built in 1919 is now housed in a new location for tourists to visit in Dearborn's Greenfield Village. Tune in as my guests; Patricia Mooradian, President & CEO, The Henry Ford; Amber Mitchell, Curator of Black History at the museum; and Attorney Spencer Overton, the Patricia Robert Harris Research Professor of Law at George Washington University, discuss the past, present, and future of this treasure and election laws.

Spotlight on the News, now in its 61st season, is Michigan's longest-running weekly news and public affairs television program. It airs every Sunday at 10:00 a.m. on WXYZ-TV/Channel 7 in Detroit, is streamed live on wxyz.com and broadcast at 11:30 a.m. on 23.1 WKAR-HD in East Lansing.

For more information on the Jackson Home, visit: https://www.thehenryford.org/visit/venues/greenfield-village/porches-parlors/the-jackson-home