Rep. Fred Upton will not seek reelection 

  A giant of Michigan politics is calling it quits. Rep. Fred Upton has represented the 4th district since 1987....

Clerks plead for help from state leaders

  2022 will bring us the biggest elections since 2020. Actual real-life experts agree, that year's election was likely the...

Why lynchings rose after Reconstruction

After more than a century of attempts, lynching is now a federal hate crime in this country. The stark rise...

What the anti-lynching law means for the country

The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act has now passed. It comes after a century of stalls and blockades — and well...

Jury to begin deliberations in Whitmer kidnap trial on Monday

  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A prosecutor urged jurors Friday to convict four men in a plot to kidnap...

Production “Fallen Petals of Nameless Flowers” highlights stories of former juvenile lifers

The world premiere of the production “Fallen Petals of Nameless Flowers,” performed by the American wind quintet, Imani Winds, will...

Novel “Chevy in the Hole” explores recovery, romance and redemption in Flint

The Midwest is filled with communities where people are trying to do more with less. Divestment, crumbling infrastructure and shrinking...

Benson warns of continued threats to democracy 

  Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is warning of continued risks to election security in Michigan. “The threats against...

Restoring the Black communities highways wiped out

Like many things throughout Detroit’s history, the freeways that cut through the city were created without the full consent of...

Ukrainian-Michiganders view on Russia’s war

It has now been over a month since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine. Those who have kept up with...

The domestic and global consequences of sanctioning Russia

Congress has sent 14 billion dollars worth of military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine and now President Joe Biden says...

How to teach kids about the war in Ukraine

The war in Ukraine has now been raging for more than a month. For many people, the scenes of death,...