Detroit and Michigan Officials Focus on Vaccinations To Address Surge in COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations

Screenshot of City of Detroit press conference Amid an exponential rise in COVID-19 cases, Detroit and state officials are focusing on vaccinations instead of restrictions...

Journalist and Caregiver Desiree Cooper Reflects on Transforming, Caregiving and Grieving Amid A Pandemic

This past year has been a time of profound growth, rebirth, change and transformation. That has certainly been true for journalist and...

ER Doctor Talks Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Halt, Resurgence of COVID-19 Hospitalizations in Michigan

COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising in Michigan, dashing previous hopes of an early return to normalcy. Michigan is also leading the U.S. in cases,...

10-Digit Dialing Will Become Mandatory for Michigan Phone Users in 4 Area Codes

The national Suicide Prevention Lifeline is set to go live by July 16, 2022. In July of last year, the...

Michigan Heeds Call To Suspend Use of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Amid Surge

Health officials on Tuesday suspended the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in Michigan pending the outcome of...

Detroit’s Auto Industry Hoping President Biden Can Help Secure Semiconductors

President Biden held a meeting this week with companies and manufacturers on both sides of the global semiconductor shortage. With...

Parents and Child Care Providers Still Struggling More Than A Year Into Pandemic

There are so many aspects of life that have been flipped upside down in the last year, but for so...

Legal Observers Sue City of Detroit, Alleging Civil Rights Violations During Anti-Police Brutality Protest

Several legal observers from the National Lawyers Guild are suing the City of Detroit, Mayor Mike Duggan and Police Chief...

COVID-19 Vaccines Appear To Be Working. But Some Recent Headlines Lack Context and Cause Confusion.

COVID-19 vaccines appear to be working well in Michigan to prevent people from getting sick or dying.   But some news...

Biden’s Choice on Immigration Is Lose-Lose, Columnist Says

Former President Donald Trump was hyper-focused on immigration policy. Throughout his four years in office, he campaigned on building a...

Journalist Julie DiCaro Discusses Sexism, Misogyny and the Media in New Book

For as long as the news media has existed, there has been pervasive sexism and casual misogyny. Nevermore is that...

Border Patrol Profiling Includes Local Law Enforcement

A new report released by the ACLU of Michigan has exposed a pattern of overreach and racial profiling within the Border...