One Year Later, Dr. Joneigh Khaldun Reflects on Michigan’s COVID-19 Response
We have come upon the one-year anniversary of the first confirmed coronavirus cases here in Michigan. It’s been a challenging...
Created Equal: Latino USA’s Maria Hinojosa On Her Memoir, “Once I Was You”
Season Three of the podcast Created Equal explores “Writers on Race: From Ralph Ellison to Colson Whitehead,” and features some of the most...
Duggan Walks Back Initial Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Rejection. But Is Damage Already Done?
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan caused a bit of an uproar last week when he said he was declining 6,200 doses of...
AG Dana Nessel Remembers Michigan’s “Eternal General” Frank Kelley
Few people have shaped state government in Michigan the way that Frank Kelley did. He defined the role of state...
Author Says Mainstream Feminist Movement Has A Problem: It Leaves Out Women of Color
Today marks International Women's Day, a celebration of the women's rights movement. This year the holiday takes on heightened meaning...
“It Was Put There to Terrorize Me”: JeDonna Dinges on Her Neighbor’s KKK Flag
In February, anti-racism protesters marched the streets of Grosse Pointe Park, roiled by a symbol of overt bigotry and white...
The Argument for Considering Wealth, Not Income, When Forgiving Student Loans
The burden of student debt in this country is crushing millions of Americans' hopes for financial success and economic freedom....
For the First Time Ever, State Officials Say Michigan Is Working On a 5-Year Housing Plan
The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) has assembled an advisory council of more than 30 members from organizations across...
What an 1870 Race Riot Tells Us About White Supremacy in America Today
Black History Month may be drawing to an end, but The Atlantic's "Inheritance” project is just getting started. The multi-part initiative explores the legacy...
Georgina Lawton’s Memoir ‘Raceless’ Examines How Racial Identity is Constructed
It was a DNA test that flipped Georgina Lawton's world upside down. A year after her father passed away from cancer,...
Poet and Attorney Reginald Dwayne Betts Talks About His Journey “From Jail to Yale”
From imprisonment to Yale Law School, criminal defendant to criminal defense attorney: That is the story of Reginald Dwayne Betts. At...
Created Equal: Eddie Glaude Unpacks the Racism in American Exceptionalism
Season Three of the podcast Created Equal explores “Writers on Race: From Ralph Ellison to Colson Whitehead,” and features some of the most...
