This deck of cards has no living people in it, except Artis Lane, the famous sculptor who now lives in Detroit and whose work sits in the Oval Office of the White House.” “We encourage all Detroiters everywhere to see this type of action and emulate it. “The City of Detroit is thrilled that a Detroit native whose family lived in Black Bottom wants to have a deck of cards featuring characters for her work of fiction called 'Black Bottom Saints' produced and sold in Detroit with part of the proceeds going to the city,” Riley said. Randall’s book, “Black Bottom Saints,” released in August, is set in the legendary, predominantly African American neighborhood that was demolished for urban "renewal" and the construction of the Chrysler Freeway in the 1960s. "All I suggest is that people make sure the things they’re being told are true and I hope everyone reads this book, which is a love letter to Detroit and the magical, beautiful neighborhood that was taken from it years go.” “The city is not going to respond to false information being spread by anyone anywhere in Detroit," Riley said. John Roach, a spokesman for Duggan, referred questions to Rochelle Riley, the city’s arts, culture and entrepreneurship director. Randall did not immediately respond Monday to a request for comment. Some members of the community initially thought Duggan was to be included in the playing cards for sale, but that is not the case.
Randall told Duggan about the portrait during a virtual presentation late last month in which she announced that images of icons with Detroit ties would be featured in a set of playing cards called “Black Bottom Saints,” named after her latest book.
The furor came after Randall said she had commissioned New York artist Jimmy James Greene to do a collage portrait of Duggan as a personal gift. Also in attendance during the press conference was Detroit mayoral candidate Anthony Adams.
Small, a vocal opponent of Duggan, said she is running for an at-large position on the Detroit City Council.
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