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...
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...
Michigan Native Arrested In Russia Sentenced to 16 Years In Prison for Espionage
Russian officials arrested Paul Whelan in Moscow in December, 2018, claiming he had a flash drive containing classified information. Whelan,...
Supreme Court Ruling A Big, But Unexpected, Victory for LGBTQ Rights
In an opinion written by Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, gay, lesbian and transgender people gained protection against employment discrimination...
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,...
Census Advocates Get Creative In Getting Detroit Counted
Less than 50 percent of Detroit’s residents have responded to the Census. That means the city is at risk of...
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....
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...
