The Metro: New book takes historical look at how Black Americans envisioned utopia

For many Black Americans, the idea of religion intersects with freedom in a complicated way. Enslaved Africans came to this...

Civil rights monument unveiled in Detroit reflects on voting rights struggle

The landscape of voting in Michigan has evolved significantly, with expanded early in-person voting, enhanced absentee ballot tracking, and permanent...

This Constitution Day, know your rights: The Bill of Rights

The Sept. 9 debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump took place at the National Constitution...

Created Equal: How state universities profit from land taken from Native Americans

In 1862, the federal government passed the Morrill Act which ultimately allocated over 10 million acres of land to states...

Created Equal: Former museum curator explains how he returned items to Native American tribes

In museums across the United States, you can see artifacts and human remains that belong to the native peoples who...

Created Equal: Examining the Black-white wealth gap in America

Typical Black families in the United States have 15 cents on the dollar compared to typical white families, according to...

Created Equal: Uncovering the truth behind the phrase ‘40 acres and a mule’

In the years following the Civil War, formerly enslaved Black Americans in the South were promised "40 acres and a...

Whitmer signs bill designating May 2 as ‘Negro Leagues Day’ in Michigan

State Rep. Helena Scott (D-Detroit) celebrated Juneteenth this year by showing up at a historic ballpark, watching as her bill...

Created Equal: The legacy of Juneteenth, nearly 160 years later

Juneteenth marks our nation's second independence day — when the last of America's slaves were freed by executive decree. Though...

Created Equal: Why memories about Black life and history matter today 

In February 2021, The Atlantic launched "Inheritance," a multi-year reporting project about American history, Black life and the resilience of...

Created Equal: Rediscovering Indigenous American history with Ned Blackhawk

The history of the United States is intertwined with the history of Native Americans, but it’s not always told that...

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...