MichMash: Michigan Parents Look For Community, Emotional Support During COVID-19
The early weeks of the coronavirus pandemic have turned into months, with no clear end in sight. This has left...
For Squatters in Detroit, Housing Isn’t Shameful
Detroiter Tanya Benson likes to bake. Today, she's baking a 7 Up pound cake, which, yes, uses the pop drink, for...
U.S. Adds 4.8 Million Jobs In June, But Mixed Indicators for Michigan
The U.S. economy added 4.8 million jobs in June after millions more were laid off due to coronavirus-related closures. "The...
Study Says Economic Recovery Disproportionately Benefitted Wealthier, White Households
The COVID-19 pandemic ended more than a decade of economic growth in the United States. From the end of the...
Detroit East Side Entrepreneurs Were Ready For Business. Then a Pandemic Hit.
Some businesses in the developing East Warren Corridor had been open for less than a year when the COVID-19 pandemic forced...
Parents Going Back to Work After Pandemic Peak Struggle to Find Child Care
The coronavirus pandemic has put a strain on the nation's child care system. Many providers had to close due to...
Racism Against Minorities Is Keeping America Back
The United States is in the midst of a collective reckoning of the systemic racism that has plagued the country for...
Remembering Aimee Stephens, the Transgender Woman Behind Supreme Court Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled this week that gay, lesbian and transgender employees cannot be fired solely based on their gender...
Michigan Unemployment Officials Search for Fraud, Ensnaring Claimants
Michigan unemployment officials continue sifting through claims searching for potential fraud. The state recently suspended hundreds of thousands of unemployment...
Supreme Court Guarantees LGBTQ Workplace Protections Under Civil Rights Act
In a case that has roots in Metro Detroit, the U.S. Supreme Court finds that people cannot be fired due to...
Census Advocates Get Creative In Getting Detroit Counted
Less than 50 percent of Detroit’s residents have responded to the Census. That means the city is at risk of...
Henry Ford Health, Michigan State Partner on New Cancer Program, Research Institute
Henry Ford Health System and Michigan State University have signed a letter of intent to create an integrated cancer program and build...