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COVID-19 is now high risk in four Michigan counties — how should we be keeping ourselves protected?

It has been over two years since the COVID-19 pandemic changed the ways we interacted as a community worldwide. And...

Organizers of Michigan abortion ballot proposal campaign say measure goes beyond protecting access

The recent decision by the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade was nothing if not polarizing. Many across the...

Michigan’s 11th Congressional District race: The differences between Andy Levin and Haley Stevens

U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Waterford) and U.S. Rep. Andy Levin (D-Bloomfield Township) are facing off in the newly redrawn 11th...

Why it is important to teach the good, bad and ugly of American history

The United States is facing a reckoning with how American history is taught in schools nationwide as education becomes an...

BridgeDetroit to host free public forum tonight at 6 p.m. on Belle Isle

Tonight, BridgeDetroit will help host a free town hall event on Belle Isle to give Detroiters the chance to express...

Why it’s important to vote in the primaries

There are serious systemic blockages from passing significant federal legislation.  However, state and local governments generally have fewer structural problems...

New book demonstrates the complexity of our histories

From a young age, we’re categorized. We become known as Arab or Latino, Jewish or Muslim, Black or Indigenous. And those...

What does it mean to be masculine?

The rise of gun violence is a serious threat in this nation. Over 40% of Americans rank gun violence as...

An overview of local elections in Oakland County

Oakland County is the second most populated place in Michigan. It’s where some of the state’s most highly educated residents...

Inside Michigan’s $77 billion state budget

The Michigan government reached a budget deal last week. The $77 billion amount the Republican state legislature and Democratic governor...

What Senate gun control measures mean for mass shootings

It’s not news that mass shootings are common in the U.S. This past fourth of July, at least 10 people...

Journalist Danny Fenster on being held as a prisoner abroad

In the United States we have the right to freedom of press, which is protected under the First Amendment.  However,...