Created Equal: Implications of the new ‘MENA’ category on the US Census
Until now, Americans whose heritage is in the Middle East and North Africa have long been considered “white” by the...
Created Equal: Implications of the new ‘MENA’ category on the US Census
Until now, Americans whose heritage is in the Middle East and North Africa have long been considered “white” by the...
Created Equal: Is the new ‘Hispanic or Latino’ census category good enough?
The U.S. Census recently made it easier for the nation’s Latino population to identify themselves. A new Hispanic or Latino...
Created Equal: Why kids need free play more than ever
Only 13% of kids in southeast Michigan get the one hour of physical activity per day that the U.S. Centers...
Created Equal: Lawsuit claims local government buildings violate disability rights
Imagine how the world would look and feel if you just could not get around very easily. That is the...
Created Equal: What Beyoncé and Cowboy Carter tell us about the segregation of country music in America
When Beyoncé released Cowboy Carter last month, the 22-song country album surprised and delighted music fans across genres, including pop, hip-hop...
Created Equal: Can tech regulation solve mental health issues?
It is already difficult to track what kids are doing online these days, but now, Congress is in the process...
Created Equal: What Detroit’s credit bump says about the financial health of the city, residents
Detroit’s credit rating is moving up — nearly 10 years after the bankruptcy — which means government operations are normalizing...
Created Equal: Breaking down the new state House districts in metro Detroit
Just two years into Michigan’s experiment with citizen-drawn maps for the Legislature and Congress, a court-ordered redraw to address gerrymandering...
Created Equal: New book explores the complicated practice of migrant smuggling
Author and anthropologist Jason De León spent seven years documenting the lives of “coyotes,” or smugglers who help migrants...
Created Equal: Maternity care deserts and the loss of health care access for women
In too many places, it is becoming very difficult or impossible for women to get maternal health care – either...
Created Equal: Detroit-native Tonya Mosley discusses new podcast, ‘She Has a Name’
"Unknown Woman 1987" Set against the backdrop of the drug epidemic in 1980s Detroit, She Has A Name is a...
Created Equal: Sports betting causing a public health crisis?
The sports betting business is booming, with Americans waging a record-high $119.84 billion in 2023 as more states allowed it....