Ahmaud Arbery, the Law and Legacy of Violence Against Black Bodies
On February 23, 2020, another young black man was gunned down, this time in Georgia. "It's easy for us to...
Rep. Brenda Lawrence: “COVID-19 Has Been A Plague Over Our Country”
In an effort to stem the losses imposed by the coronavirus pandemic the federal government has already spent about six-trillion...
Detroit Autoworker with COVID-19 On Racial Disparities and How He’s Attempted to Treat the Virus Naturally
Jerry King says when he and his wife pulled into the State fairgrounds in Detroit to get tested for the...
Reps. Rashida Tlaib, Haley Stevens, Brenda Lawrence On Federal Response to COVID-19
The U.S. House was scheduled to meet next week, but has reversed course due to the threat of COVID-19. However,...
Racial Health Disparities Exist, COVID-19 Just Makes It Clearer
Mounting evidence has continued to show clear racial health disparities in America’s COVID-19 health crisis. Black and brown communities across...
Why COVID-19’s Impact On People of Color Is Not Surprising
As pandemic data begins to become clearer, public health experts are warning that the COVID-19 outbreak is disproportionately impacting communities of...
Gilchrist Leads Task Force On COVID-19’s Racial Disparity Problem
The coronavirus pandemic is disproportionately impacting people of color throughout Michigan. "It's not just an all-hands-on-deck moment, it's also an...
Gov. Whitmer: “Weeks Out” From COVID-19 Peak
The number of coronavirus cases continue to jump every day in Michigan. "Poverty is a pre-existing condition." — Gov. Gretchen...
COVID-19 Disproportionately Impacting African American Michiganders
More than a third of all COVID-19 cases in Michigan are among African Americans. That’s despite the fact that the...
Why COVID-19 Is Spreading Through Detroit Faster Than Almost Anywhere Else
The novel coronavirus is sweeping through the nation and throughout the state of Michigan. But one area of the state...
CAIR Michigan Advises Muslim Health Workers to Shave, Citing Mask Guidance
The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) Michigan chapter is advising Muslim medical professionals to shave off their beards. CAIR says...
Michigan Made $5 Million in Weed Taxes So Far. That’s Low.
Michigan has released the recreational marijuana sales for the first three months of legalization. “The total sales are not super...