Kay Everett (19412004) was a member of

Detroit City Council The Detroit City Council is the legislative body of Detroit, Michigan, United States. The full-time council is required to meet every business day for at least 10 months of the year, with at least eight of these meetings occurring at a location ...

from 1991 to 2004. Everett was a graduate of

Cass Technical High School Cass Technical High School (simply referred to as Cass Tech) is a public high school in Midtown Detroit, Michigan, United States.

, and Wayne State University. She was on the

Detroit Board of Education Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) is a school district that covers all of the city of Detroit, Michigan, United States and high school students in the insular city of Highland Park. The district, which replaced the original Detr ...

prior to becoming a Detroit City Council member. Prior to that she was an English teacher for Detroit Public Schools. Everett was a native Detroiter who grew up on the east side of the city. On Thanksgiving Day 2004 she succumbed unexpectedly to kidney disease. Her hats and other memorabilia were donated to both the African American Museum and

Detroit Historical Museum The Detroit Historical Museum is located at 5401 Woodward Avenue in the city's Cultural Center Historic District in Midtown Detroit. It chronicles the history of the Detroit area from cobblestone streets, 19th century stores, the auto assembly lin ...

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