Breonna Taylor’s Legally-Allowed Killing Is The Result Of A Racist System
Yesterday, Kentucky officials announced charges for an officer related to the raid where police killed Kentucky woman Breonna Taylor. The...
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How the GOP Rules America Without the Votes
We are now — and have been — in a state of minority rule in America. Republicans constantly and consistently game...
Big Ten Football’s Return: “No Way This Can Be Safely Done”
The game must go on. That’s what university presidents across the Big Ten decided recently about their football seasons. Initially,...
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Remembering An Icon
America has lost an icon of justice and for equal rights for women. Ruth Bader Ginsburg "herself faced that discrimination."...
Journalist Farai Chideya On Politics, Harassment And New Podcast
By all standards, Farai Chideya has had a distinguished career as a journalist, author, and radio host. She has covered...
Wayne State Researcher Predicts A COVID-19 Spike As Winter Nears
It has been more than seven months since the novel coronavirus was first detected in Michigan. "We have a better...
Senator Cory Booker on the 2020 Presidential Race
If 2016 is any indication Michigan will be a critical battleground state in the November election. After more than two...
Mental Health Expert: Limit News Intake, Check In On Friends
How are you doing? It’s a question that has become ubiquitous in our daily interactions with people. It’s simply a...
Former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade Says William Barr Failing as AG
The Trump administration has adopted an unprecedented approach to governing, breaking countless democratic norms throughout the first term. "We need people...
Experts Predict Trump, Biden In Close Race For Michigan
The presidential election is now just two short months away and states across the country are gearing up to begin...
150 Years Later, America Has A Second Chance At Reconstruction
A nation that’s been battered by a national crisis. Americans struggling to make ends meet. Political tensions high. Many people...
DIA Hires Firm to Aid Diversity, Inclusion Efforts Amid Criticism
Art museums and cultural institutions across the country have been experiencing a racial reckoning in 2020. Museums in Detroit are...