Funeral arrangements have been set for trailblazing Detroit journalist, community leader and musician Luther Keith.
Keith, a Detroit native who broke racial barriers over a 30-plus-year career with The Detroit News before founding a successful nonprofit and performing as a blues guitarist, died Wednesday at age 74.
Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Kemp Funeral Home, 24585 Evergreen Road, Southfield. The program and remarks will start at 6:30 p.m.
Family hour will be 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at Fellowship Chapel, 7707 W. Outer Drive, Detroit, with the funeral service to follow.
The burial will be 3 to 3:30 p.m. Friday at Woodlawn Cemetery, 19975 Woodward Ave., Detroit.
Flowers may be sent to Kemp Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be ARISE Detroit!, the nonproft Keith founded and ran for nearly 20 years. To donate, visit arisedetroit.org.
