Michigan Chief Justice: State Could Lead in Criminal Justice Reform
As the state begins to open back up during the pandemic, courts are also grappling with how to resume cases....
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...
Detroit Police Say Community Relations Are Strong. That Hasn’t Always Been True.
The relationship between Detroit residents and the city’s police department has a complicated history. That relationship has been highlighted in recent...
A Monument to Malice Green Rises in Highland Park
At the corner of Hamilton and Puritan Avenue in Highland Park, Sydney G. James is painting a 3,500-square-foot mural on...
Detroit Entrepreneurs Launch Michigan Fields, Fresh Food Delivery Service
Two Detroit entrepreneurs have teamed to take food insecurity during the novel coronavirus pandemic. Michigan Fields supports Michigan farmers as well...
Juneteenth, No Longer in the Shadows of American History
City of Detroit Juneteenth, the annual cultural celebration honoring the day in 1865 when Black people in Galveston, Texas learned of their...
After SCOTUS Decision, Long Road Ahead for Dreamers
Hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants brought here as children won a major victory yesterday in the Supreme Court. “It...
Bringing Black Men Together This Juneteenth
Today is Juneteenth. It’s the oldest national celebration commemorating the day the last freedmen were informed of their emancipation — five...
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...
“Deacon King Kong” Author James McBride on the Music That Changed His Life
Ryan Patrick Hooper It was a certain "hump and swing" that came through in gospel music that captivated James McBride,...
Detroit Expands Juneteenth Celebrations, Quicken Loans Makes it a Paid Holiday
City of Detroit In the midst of weeks of civil rights marches across the nation and calls to defund the...
SCOTUS Rules DACA Program Will Continue In 5-4 Decision
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in a 5-4 decision that the Trump administration cannot end a program that allows...
