How To Talk About Race, Using This Online Tool
Race and social injustices can easily be added to a list of topics that are often uncomfortable and sensitive to...
How To Talk About Race, Using This Online Tool
Race and social injustices can easily be added to a list of topics that are often uncomfortable and sensitive to...
Supreme Court Ruling A Big, But Unexpected, Victory for LGBTQ Rights
In an opinion written by Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, gay, lesbian and transgender people gained protection against employment discrimination...
Five Journalist Tips On Holding Police Accountable
Nationwide protests against police brutality and structural racism have sparked a lot of interest in holding law enforcement agencies accountable....
Wayne State Houses New National Police De-Escalation Training Center
America is in the midst of a nationwide reckoning with police brutality and other injustices that have been carried out...
Supreme Court Guarantees LGBTQ Workplace Protections Under Civil Rights Act
In a case that has roots in Metro Detroit, the U.S. Supreme Court finds that people cannot be fired due to...
Defund Police? Detroit Commissioners Have Other Things To Discuss
Detroit’s Board of Police Commissioners addressed calls to "defund the police" during a meeting held on ZOOM video-conference. “To my colleagues,...
Census Advocates Get Creative In Getting Detroit Counted
Less than 50 percent of Detroit’s residents have responded to the Census. That means the city is at risk of...
Former Obama Justice Official: Police Department Culture Matters
Under the Obama administration, there was a push within the Department of Justice to rethink policing. "Co-producing public safety, that...
White People: Learn How To Become Better Allies
While interracial solidarity is crucial to progress, there’s a nuance and tradition of white supremacy so interwoven into the fabric...
Angry? Venting is Not the Answer, Says Aggression Expert
When we think about social and civic movements throughout history, anger is at the root cause of action. "One thing about...
Remembering Corey Hall, Detroit Film Critic and Personality, Dead at 43
Corey Hall, the witty yet thoughtful film critic for the Metro Times, died over the weekend at the age of...
Michigan Cases Decline, But COVID-19 Hasn’t Disappeared
As businesses begin to reopen and protests around police brutality and racial injustice unfold throughout the country, many Americans are shifting...