Gov. Whitmer: Michigan Safe to Re-Open, But Don’t Let Guard Down

Many businesses in Michigan are reopening this week for the first time in months. "We feel like these are safe...

Detroit Protest Organizer Tristan Taylor on the Future of the Movement

Detroit's protests against police brutality and structural racism are part of a movement, engaging established organizers and incorporating new voices....

White People: Learn How To Become Better Allies

While interracial solidarity is crucial to progress, there’s a nuance and tradition of white supremacy so interwoven into the fabric...

Angry? Venting is Not the Answer, Says Aggression Expert

When we think about social and civic movements throughout history, anger is at the root cause of action.  "One thing about...

Racism Has Always Been A Public Health Crisis

Protest movements sweeping across the country have centered on police brutality, sparking renewed conversations around systemic racism. "African Americans are...

George Floyd’s Death Ignited A Movement. Watch His Burial In Houston Today.

George Floyd, the 46-year-old African American man who was killed by police in Minneapolis on Memorial Day, will be buried beside...

Detroit’s Former Police Chief On Minneapolis and Calls to Defund Police

The Minneapolis City Council has voted to defund and dismantle the city’s police department. "There's a lack of humanization of...

Income Inequality, COVID-19 Underlie Detroit Protest Movement

The marches against police brutality in Detroit and across the country are set against the backdrop of a global pandemic....

Little Caesars, Black Lives Matter and the Challenge of Corporate Messaging

With a huge social movement pushing for changes to policing and calling for an end to police brutality, it’s not...

Museums Preserve History, But During “Black Lives Matter” Protests Can Help Healing Today

Amid a global health pandemic, protests are taking place in Detroit and across the globe to combat racial injustice and...

Detroit Demonstrators Call For Removing Police From Schools, Ending Surveillance

Civil rights protestors in Detroit have developed a list of things they want changed in the city after marching Thursday...

Protests Continue Peacefully With No Reported Arrests, No Curfew

Last night’s protest in Detroit had all the hallmarks of previous demonstrations — several hundred people. frustration and calls to action....