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Protesters rally against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Washington D.C.
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Detroit Evening Report: Judge approves settlement in 7-year lawsuit challenging detention of Iraqi nationals

Nargis Rahman August 1, 2024

The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan announced Wednesday it won a nationwide lawsuit after a seven-year legal battle to...

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An exterior view of the Algiers Motel and Manor (also known as the "Annex"), the location where three young Black men were killed and seven other people were badly beaten by law enforcement during a raid prompted by reports of armed gunmen near the location.
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The Metro: New historic marker remembers the Algiers Motel, Detroit Rebellion of 1967

Sydney Waelchli July 24, 2024

A new historic marker will be placed at the former location of the Algiers Motel, which was the site of...

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Fifteen Cents on the Dollar: How Americans Made the Black-White Wealth Gap" by Ebony Reed and Louise Story.
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Created Equal: Examining the Black-white wealth gap in America

Justina Giglio July 23, 2024

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

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Trump surrogate blames media for Black community voting against Republicans

Russ McNamara July 19, 2024

Bruce LeVell, senior surrogate for Donald Trump and Trump’s former executive director of the National Diversity Coalition, was among those...

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Part of the audience at a Trump campaign Black voter outreach roundtable at 180 Church on Detroit's west side.
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Are Black voters in Detroit embracing Trump?

Russ McNamara July 16, 2024

Donald Trump traveled to Detroit last month for a conservative conference. Before his keynote speech at Huntington Place, he went...

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FILE - A hemodialysis technician monitors the dialysis machine of a patient.
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Created Equal: The end of race-based kidney testing

Madison Ganzak July 8, 2024

Since the late '90s, doctors have included race in equations used to estimate kidney function.  Known as the estimated glomerular...

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Lodi Township is located in Washtenaw County, just southwest of Ann Arbor.
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Civil rights group files federal lawsuit against Lodi Township on zoning for houses of worship

Nargis Rahman July 5, 2024

The nonprofit Council on American-Islamic Relations - Michigan chapter filed a federal lawsuit against Lodi Township on behalf of Masjid...

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British Columbia was Canada’s first province to put the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous peoples into law.
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Created Equal: What the US can learn from Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Justina Giglio July 2, 2024

The United States and Canada share a dark history in the mistreatment of Indigenous people. One of the many abuses...

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The Freedmen's Bureau, depicted in this 1868 drawing, was created to give legal title for Field Order 15 — better known as "40 acres and a mule."
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Created Equal: Uncovering the truth behind the phrase ‘40 acres and a mule’

Madison Ganzak June 25, 2024

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

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The John Shippen tournament aims to increase diversity in golf

Alex McLenon June 21, 2024

The Detroit Golf Club is hosting The John Shippen men’s golf invitational this weekend. Fourteen Black golfers will play for...

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FILE - In this Aug. 2, 1942, file photo, Kansas City Monarchs pitcher Leroy Satchel Paige warms up at New York's Yankee Stadium before a Negro League game between the Monarchs and the New York Cuban Stars.
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Whitmer signs bill designating May 2 as ‘Negro Leagues Day’ in Michigan

Rick Pluta June 20, 2024

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

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Houses in Detroit's Live6 neighborhood.
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The Metro: This Juneteenth, celebrating Black liberation and wealth generation through homeownership

Anelle Scott June 19, 2024

Local nonprofit Detroit Future City hosted a panel discussion and Juneteenth celebration on Tuesday to commemorate Black liberation and wealth...

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