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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks about her budget priorities for the upcoming year at the Detroit Parent Network resource center on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2023.
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Created Equal: What Gov. Whitmer’s budget tells us about her priorities

Created Equal March 26, 2024

If you want to know what a governor is prioritizing for the year, look no further than their budget.Michigan Gov....

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"The Injustice of Place: Uncovering the Legacy of Poverty in America" was co-authored by Luke Shaefer, Kathryn Eden and Timothy Nelson.
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Created Equal: What rural areas and urban cities have in common

Created Equal March 25, 2024

We know a lot about poverty, but there isn't much known about the origins of extreme, intergenerational poverty that defines...

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Residents protest the fatal police shooting of 26-year-old Grand Rapids resident Patrick Lyoya, April 16, 2022, in Grand Rapids.
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Created Equal: Why Grand Rapids police will no longer conduct no-knock warrants

Created Equal March 14, 2024

Four years after the death of Grand Rapids native Breonna Taylor — who was killed by Louisville Metro Police during...

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

Created Equal March 14, 2024

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

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Created Equal: Does SCOTUS ruling on the Colorado insurrection clause set a dangerous precedent? 

Created Equal March 12, 2024

Early this month, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled to restore Donald Trump to the 2024 presidential primary ballot in...

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"When Detroit Played the Numbers: Gambling's History and Cultural Impact on the Motor City" by Felicia George will be available on March 26, 2024.
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Created Equal: New book explores gambling’s impact on Detroit’s Black community

Created Equal March 11, 2024

It seems like anyone who grew up with family in Detroit has heard of the Numbers. This old-style, illegal gambling...

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Live6 Alliance Neighborhood HomeBase is a community gathering space and shared office space for the Live6 Alliance and other local nonprofits.
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Created Equal: Is gentrification without displacement possible?

Created Equal March 7, 2024

How do we make economic change in Detroit without steamrolling the people — mostly Black people — who are the...

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Created Equal: Why haven’t we elected a woman president yet?

Created Equal March 6, 2024

Although women participate in politics at much higher rates than they did decades ago, America’s politics are still far from...

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Created Equal: How do we define prosperity?

Created Equal March 5, 2024

Detroit used to be more prosperous than it is now. It once led the country in Black homeownership. But Black...

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Created Equal: Black victims of violent crime disproportionately denied compensation

Created Equal March 4, 2024

Thousands of Americans each year turn to state-run programs that provide financial assistance to victims of violent crime. In all...

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Created Equal: Assessing the impact of the ‘uncommitted’ vote in Michigan

Created Equal February 29, 2024

In the wake of the presidential primary in Michigan, the “uncommitted” campaign that delivered over 100,000 votes has exceeded its...

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President Lyndon Johnson greets Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., at the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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Created Equal: The right to vote wasn’t included in the Constitution. Why not?

Created Equal February 28, 2024

Most Americans view the right to vote and to free and fair elections as fundamental to who we are as...

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