“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"
