Detroit’s Proposal R Asks Voters If City Should Create Task Force on Reparations
In the 1930s, the Federal Housing Administration put out a color-coded map of Detroit meant to communicate the riskiness of...
Horror Literature Lays Bare Who We Are and How We Interact, Says English Lecturer
Horror as a literary genre isn’t just about registering a shock of fear. Spooky stories have played a really important...
How the Word ‘Woke’ Was Co-Opted And Weaponized
Modern conservative use of the word “woke” taps into a larger societal backlash against social justice movements and efforts to confront...
Royal Oak Schools’ Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Coordinator Works to Prepare Kids for the Future
Royal Oak Schools has had some high-profile racial incidents -- students taunting Latino classmates with chants of “Build the Wall”...
Another Michigan Lead Crisis Is Erupting in Benton Harbor
The city of Benton Harbor recently declared a state of emergency due to severe lead levels in its drinking water,...
Reopening of Michigan’s Only HBCU Is an Opportunity to Elevate Design in the Black Community, Founder Says
Across the country, applications for enrollment in America’s 107 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are on the rise. But despite having...
New Book “Gentrifier” Looks at Author’s Experience Moving Into a “Free” House in Detroit
In recent years, the narratives around Detroit have been changing. What was once viewed as a scary and impoverished place...
Detroit Activists and Politicians Urge Redistricting Commissioners to Make More Representative Maps
After the state’s redistricting commission introduced maps that only offered one majority-minority district in the City of Detroit, activists and politicians raised...
Proposed Michigan Redistricting Maps Would Marginalize Black Voters, Detroit Activists and Politicians Say
The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission will hold a meeting in Detroit Wednesday to allow for the residents of the country’s largest Black-majority city...
“They Don’t Hear Us”: Detroiters Want A Seat at the Table in Allocating Federal Relief Money
Amy Senese The City of Detroit has a plan to spend over $800 million in American Rescue Plan money. It’s part...
Two LGBTQ Detroiters and a Social Psychologist Discuss the Impact of Dave Chappelle’s Comedy and “The Closer”
Comedian Dave Chapelle has been starting firestorms in Detroit for years. In 2015, crowds demanded refunds when Chappelle slurred his way through...
Two Authorities on Gerrymandering Weigh in on Michigan’s Redistricting Commission
The new Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission has been hard at work drawing new district lines, and it will soon open up...