The Racist, Segregationist History Behind Dearborn’s Orville Hubbard Statue
For decades, statues of racist historical figures have towered over American cities and towns. Now, many of those statues are being...
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Rep. Brenda Lawrence on Police Reform: “We Went from Anguish to Action”
Protestors and activists have continued to push for dramatic change to American policing to some local and state progress, but...
Author Colson Whitehead on “The Nickel Boys,” “Invisible Man,” and Racial Inequity
As the country continues to dig into this moment of reckoning with racial disparities and systemic oppression, many Americans are...
Contact Tracing Ramps Up in Michigan, But Detroit Lags
The city of Detroit has requested $13.5 million from the state to fund COVID-19 case investigation and to ramp up contact...
Michigan’s New Auto Reform Law Will Take Effect July 2nd
Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed into law a long-awaited auto insurance reform bill that takes effect July 2, meaning that Detroiters...
MAGA’s Racist, Sexist Attacks Won’t Work on Biden
America is in the middle of a collective reckoning, unpacking the country’s history of systemic racism and violence. "The president...
SCOTUS Strikes Down Louisiana’s Abortion Law. Now What?
This week the United States Supreme Court handed down a significant ruling on abortion. Chief Justice John Roberts joined the...
Qualified Immunity: The Legal Principle Protecting Unconstitutional Police Actions
There have been calls to reallocate police funding and other criminal justice reforms in the face of numerous police killings...
Rep. Dingell: Congress’ Ability to Pass Police Reform Hinges on November Election
From a pandemic to demands for a police overhaul, the pressure on elected officials to act and legislate with urgency...
Duggan on Police Driving Into Protesters: “What Are You Supposed to Do?”
A video shows a Detroit police vehicle accelerating through a crowd of protesters on Sunday night in Southwest Detroit. Protesters...
Whitmer Addresses Nursing Home Deaths, New COVID-19 Hot Spots in Michigan
Michigan is now a few weeks into re-opening large portions of our economy and some early signs have pointed to the...
Sen. Stabenow: Schools Can’t Open Safely Without Federal Funding
The COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges for parents, students, teachers and administrators across the country as schools have been forced...