National Day of Racial Healing event “geared toward progress” and creating equitable systems
The W. K. Kellogg Foundation has hosted its annual Day of Racial Healing for six years. The foundation’s president and...
Author Randal Jelks casts Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision forward to 2022 in “Letters to Martin”
Americans have been having some very serious conversations about race, inequality and police brutality in the past two years. I...
Liberals need to center race and class in political conversations, says Roosevelt Institute’s CEO and president
After ignoring the topic of race for a long time, there is a new debate emerging in Democratic political circles:...
Michigan House cancels session amid COVID-19 surge
COVID-19 is canceling votes and meetings this week in the Michigan House of Representatives. House Speaker Jason Wentworth said Monday...
Michigan Democratic legislators to announce gun storage bill package
Michigan Democratic legislators said Monday that they plan to introduce a bill package designed to encourage safe firearm storage. Sponsors...
Quadriplegic woman taken to hospital after losing care due to Michigan’s auto no-fault law
The tragic consequences of Michigan’s new auto no-fault law continue to mount. Republican leaders in the state Legislature promised to...
University of Michigan Board of Regents fires President Mark Schlissel
The University of Michigan Board of Regents voted Saturday morning to remove Mark Schlissel as President of the University of...
Federal website for free COVID-19 tests launches next week, supplies limited to 4 per home
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal website where Americans can request free COVID-19 tests will begin accepting orders on Wednesday as...
Filmmaker dream hampton remembers bell hooks, talks feminism in 2022
Every now and then a writer comes along and challenges current frames of thinking. They critique and analyze and puncture...
Michigan secretary of state and attorney general are investigating whether fake electors broke law
State officials — including Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Attorney General Dana Nessel — say they’re looking into whether...
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services deploys additional assistance to help Henry Ford Health System during the latest COVID-19 surge
A federal medical team will remain on-site for at least 45 days at Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital due to a...
Michigan unemployment agency director says state is attempting to recoup money from fraudulent claims
Billions in fraudulent unemployment claims paid out during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic was the subject of a joint House and Senate Oversight...