Jack White Gives Back To Detroit

Jack White did a great thing for the city of Detroit last fall. Unbeknownst to many, White donated $170,000 to help a baseball park near his childhood neighborhood.  Here’s what Rolling Stone reported:

Of course, it doesn’t hurt that White’s oldest sister Maureen, the oldest of 10 siblings, was married to “Coach Mo.” Blackwell is also the father of Ben Blackwell, White’s cousin and the White Stripes’ archivist. While it hasn’t been confirmed that White donated the money — the lawyer demanded the donation be anonymous — Blackwell and Sumner seem pretty convinced it came from White. Construction on Clark Park started last autumn, with the field opening in time for baseball this summer. New dugouts and grandstands were reportedly built with the donations. [read more]