How Detroit’s Case Against Black Lives Matter Protesters Fell Apart
Russ McNamara While the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin continues in Minneapolis, other legal proceedings have cropped up...
More Than 1,000 Homeowners Apply for Assistance From New Gilbert Detroit Property Tax Fund
Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert recently unveiled a very ambitious goal to eliminate the property tax burden for up to 20,000...
Supporters Hope Infrastructure Spending Can Help Reduce Inequality in Michigan
The new focus on a massive infrastructure spending plan in Washington has big implications here in Michigan. As part of...
GOP Efforts to Make Voting Harder Underway in Michigan
The nationwide effort to make voting harder after the November election has come to Michigan. GOP lawmakers in the state...
Anti-Asian Racism Is Nothing New, Sen. Stephanie Chang Says, But Now There’s a ‘Renewed Sense of Urgency’ To Take Action
Over the last year, America has seen a significant rise in anti-Asian hate and discrimination, including recent high-profile incidences of...
Heather McGhee On What Poverty And Racism Costs All of Us
“We all do better when we all do better.” It’s a quote made famous by the late progressive Minnesota Sen....
Created Equal: Beverly Daniel Tatum On Her Book, “Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together In The Cafeteria?”
Season Three of the podcast Created Equal explores “Writers on Race: From Ralph Ellison to Colson Whitehead,” and features some of the most...
Authors of “A Place at the Table” Spread Allyship Through Food and Friendship
Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan are the co-authors of “A Place at the Table,” a middle school novel about two characters...
Why Rep. Deb Haaland’s Nomination To Lead Interior Department Is Groundbreaking for Indigenous Population
Rep. Deb Haaland has been nominated by President Joe Biden to lead the U.S. Department of the Interior. While some GOP...
Federal Judge Dismisses City’s Countersuit Against Detroit Will Breathe
A lawsuit filed by the City of Detroit against anti-police brutality protesters has been thrown out by a federal court...
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...
