‘Bloody Sunday’ 60th anniversary marked in Selma with remembrances and concerns about the future
SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Charles Mauldin was near the front of a line of voting rights marchers walking in pairs...
The Metro: New book details the struggle to integrate Detroit schools
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Many school districts throughout metro Detroit, and Detroit in particular, are...
Detroit Evening Report: Biden pardons the late Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, others
On his last day in office, President Joe Biden posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who was convicted of mail fraud in the...
In The Groove: Songs of the Civil Rights movement, protest & resistance
This is a mini-but-mighty In The Groove, because we lost some of the show to special coverage of President Donald...
The Metro: New historic marker remembers the Algiers Motel, Detroit Rebellion of 1967
A new historic marker will be placed at the former location of the Algiers Motel, which was the site of...
Civil rights group files federal lawsuit against Lodi Township on zoning for houses of worship
The nonprofit Council on American-Islamic Relations - Michigan chapter filed a federal lawsuit against Lodi Township on behalf of Masjid...
Created Equal: How did the Civil War change the workplace for Black Americans?
Black Americans searching for employment during the Civil War is not something we often think about.Massachusetts was known as a...
The Metro: Malcolm X’s Inkster home receives Governor’s Award for Historic Preservation
Malcolm X is known for his activism for civil rights, including championing Black empowerment along with being a spokesman for...
Michigan Supreme Court allows ‘indirect retaliation’ workplace lawsuit
The Michigan Supreme Court delivered a precedent-setting ruling Friday that allows civil rights claims alleging indirect workplace retaliation. The lawsuit...
Created Equal: Lawsuit claims local government buildings violate disability rights
Imagine how the world would look and feel if you just could not get around very easily. That is the...
Detroit Today: Forgotten tales of the Underground Railroad
The City of Detroit, with its close proximity to Canada — where slavery was abolished in 1833 — played a...
Detroit Evening Report: Federal trial will challenge metro Detroit legislative districts
A group of Detroit voters and former legislators are suing Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and members of the Michigan...
