Detroit Police Say Community Relations Are Strong. That Hasn’t Always Been True.
The relationship between Detroit residents and the city’s police department has a complicated history. That relationship has been highlighted in recent...
After SCOTUS Decision, Long Road Ahead for Dreamers
Hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants brought here as children won a major victory yesterday in the Supreme Court. “It...
What A World Without, Or With Different, Police Looks Like
Nationwide protests against police brutality and systemic racism are now in their third week. Activists' call to defund the police...
Shelby Township Police Chief Suspended For 30 Days, But Keeps Job, After Controversial Tweets
Shelby Township’s Board of Trustees has decided to keep its police chief after he used a pseudonym on Twitter to...
Gov. Whitmer Says Schools Will Re-Open, Encourages Mask-Wearing As Infection Rate Drops
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is praising the work of residents and health officials after the state’s COVID-19 infection rate has dropped to...
Detroit Block Club President Wants More Police Funding, Reform
In Minneapolis, after protests sparked by the police killing of George Floyd, the city council announced that it would be defunding its...
Oakland County to Staff Schools With Nurses to Prevent COVID-19
A new Oakland County initiative will aim to add on-site nurses for local schools to educate staff and students –...
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...
Michigan Senate: Proposed Legislation Would Overhaul Police Training
Ongoing national protests against police brutality and systemic racism have been bolstered by urgent calls to action. Michigan lawmakers have...
Detroit Councilman Wants to Change Police Behavior, Not Funding
There’s been weeks of protests in Detroit and across the nation since George Floyd, an African American man, was killed...
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,...
