Black Detroiters Weigh in on What They Hope a Reparations Task Force Will Endorse
Reparations is the idea of making amends for a wrong. The concept is usually tied to slavery or other unfair...
Black Detroiters Weigh in on What They Hope a Reparations Task Force Will Endorse
Reparations is the idea of making amends for a wrong. The concept is usually tied to slavery or other unfair...
President Biden to Visit Michigan for Grand Opening of Detroit-Hamtramck EV Factory
President Biden tries to get his legislative agenda in gear this week when he travels to an electric vehicle plant...
Now-Signed Infrastructure Bill Commits $7.5 Billion to EV Charging Network
President Joe Biden has signed a trillion-dollar infrastructure spending bill into law. It includes $7.5 billion to build out an...
Reps. Dingell and Kildee Explain What Infrastructure Package Will Mean for Michigan
President Joe Biden is expected to sign his historic $1.2 trillion infrastructure package on Monday. Michigan will get at least $10 billion from...
Danny Fenster Is Freed From Myanmar Jail
Courtesy of The Richardson Center Danny Fenster is free. Bill Richardson, the former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, says...
Pope Francis Center Relocates to TCF Center to Meet Growing Need
The Pope Francis Center in Detroit has been serving the city’s unhoused population for 30 years. It all began when...
Whitmer Vetoes Bill to Forgive COVID-19 Workplace Fines
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vetoed a bill Friday to forgive some penalties imposed on businesses for violating COVID-19 orders. The governor said...
Metro Detroit Becoming Hot Spot Again for COVID-19
Metro Detroit is again becoming a hot spot for transmissions, with one hospital system reporting nearly 400 COVID-19 patients. Dr....
Community Podcast Lab Helps Detroiters Get Their Start in Podcasting
While the popularity of podcasts has exploded in recent years, opportunities for people of color to get their start in...
Mental Health Professionals, Not Police, Should Respond to Crises, Say Michigan Advocates
When someone is having a behavioral health crisis, the standard response is to send a police officer. However, introducing law...
Two Organizations Seek to Buy Cooley High School in Detroit
Two organizations announced separate plans this week to buy and renovate the Cooley High School building in Detroit. Ladies Entrepreneur...
Michigan’s Problem-Solving Courts for Mental Illness, Veterans and Addiction Get Infusion of Resources
Problem-solving courts, or courts that provide alternatives to imprisonment for nonviolent offenders, accommodate those in the criminal justice system with mental health...