Some Companies Have Done Better Than Others Keeping Racial Justice Pledges
Last year, after the murder of George Floyd, 251 American companies vowed to combat systemic racism within their own organizations....
City of Detroit Seeks Members for New Climate Equity Advisory Council
The City of Detroit is seeking applicants for its new Climate Equity Advisory Council. The deadline to apply is 11:59...
Detroit to Receive $30 Million to Build Apartments and Residential Units in Corktown
Detroit is receiving $30 million in federal funding to build 840 new housing units -- with 500 set aside under the...
Wayne State University Launches “Holistic Defense” Pilot for Criminal Defendants
Wayne State University will implement a holistic defense partnership program in fall 2021. The program will pair social work and...
GOP’s Attempt to Block Jan. 6 Insurrection Commission Has Everything to Do With Midterm Elections
GOP lawmakers are continuing their efforts to try to block the creation of a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection....
One Year After the Murder of George Floyd, “There’s Still so Much Work” to Do
It has been one year since the world watched the murder of George Floyd at the hands of a police...
Rep. Tlaib on Family in Palestine: “They Just Want to Live”
After weeks of violence, the Israel-Hamas cease-fire is now holding. Several human rights groups, including ones inside of Israel, are...
Future of Line 5 Uncertain After Enbridge Ignores Whitmer’s Order to Shut Down
Oil and gas are still flowing through Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac. That’s despite Gov. Gretchen...
Detroit’s Black Middle Class Is Disappearing
Detroit has a middle class that’s nearly unobtainable for many African American and Latinx people, while economic growth continues for whites....
Detroit Faces Looming Pension Cliff
It’s a train wreck waiting to happen -- that’s what Detroit City Councilmember Scott Benson tells Crain’s Detroit Business about...
Whitmer’s Decision to End Most COVID-19 Restrictions on July 1 Marks Major Turning Point
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced on Thursday that Michigan will fully lift outdoor capacity limits on June 1. And starting July...
How Industries Can Profit from Historic Inequities and Create Oppressive Systems
Chapter Two of the Atlantic's Inheritance project continues to explore Black history in the Spaces and Places "Where Memories Live." One...