Jemele Hill

Well, it is a welcome change, and certainly my husband is very happy being a die-hard Lions fan his whole life.

But, you know, one thing about this team is, like, it's matching, and a lot of people probably aren't aware of the tremendous momentum that's happening in Detroit just as a city overall.

I mean, Detroit just elected its first female mayor, its first Black female mayor, to be specific.

And just a lot of great things are happening in the city.

They're getting a new five-star hotel.

I mean...

Everything that I'm seeing happening in the city and the neighborhoods, it's great that it's happening in conjunction with the team that has probably caused the most misery for everyone in the state is also doing well.

And I've said this repeatedly for people who have

you know, just kind of a passing interest in Detroit is like, yeah, I know we're known for Hockey Town.

Yes, we know the Pistons have won in championships.

The Red Wings certainly had a very dominant run that everybody witnessed, but the Lions are the team of the state.

And if they were to ever go to a Super Bowl, it would by far be the biggest story in Detroit sports history, maybe the biggest story in Michigan history, period.

So to have all these wonderful things happening at once,

and for the Lions to actually be treated with respect on Thanksgiving, what can I say?

It's just like a mama-we-made-it moment for the entire city.

Yeah, it has.

Listen, Detroit was a laughing stock, especially when we were going through the recession in sort of the early 2000s.

And people naturally made note of the fact that you could, at that point, buy a home in Detroit for $1,000.

They were listing homes in Detroit on Craigslist.

That's how bad it was.