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  • Community & Quality of Life
  • CultureShift

A local nonprofit aims to connect people living with intellectual disabilities to the arts

Tia Graham March 24, 2023

Gesher Human Services is a nonprofit that serves roughly 11,000 Metro Detroiters with intellectual disabilities. They help find and create...

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  • Community & Quality of Life
  • CultureShift

Corporations fell short of their 2020 DEI promises, but strategist says it’s not too late

Tia Graham January 24, 2023

In the wake of Black Lives Matter protests throughout the summer of 2020, the country watched companies and corporations pledge...

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Gerrald and Racheal Allen
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Two Farmington Hills ventures attempt to create more diverse workspaces

Detroit Today, Sam Corey December 21, 2022

Many people consider Livernois, the "Avenue of Fashion," when they think of prominent Black-owned businesses in southeast Michigan. Many other...

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  • CultureShift

Dearborn-based fashion brand makes modest clothing stylish

Tia Graham November 28, 2022

A Dearborn-based company is proving that modesty and style don't have to be mutually exclusive. Studious Monday is a clothing...

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  • Community & Quality of Life
  • News

SER Metro-Detroit partners with AT&T to close the digital divide

Nargis Rahman November 14, 2022

This month, SER Metro-Detroit celebrated the opening of an AT&T Connected Learning Center. It’s part of AT&T’s $2 billion dollar...

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  • Community & Quality of Life
  • CultureShift

Temple Grandin takes us inside the world of visual thinking

Amanda LeClaire November 11, 2022

For millions of neurodivergent people, it can be incredibly difficult to thrive in a world that is full of unspoken...

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Alison Desir
  • CultureShift
  • Sports

Author explores the complex relationship between running and race

Tia Graham November 9, 2022

A new book, “Running While Black: Finding Freedom in a Sport that Wasn't Built for Us,” takes a deep look...

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Michigan Supreme Court
  • MichMash
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Races for MI Supreme Court seats are high stakes and under the radar

John Filbrandt October 11, 2022

 Subscribe to MichMash on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. In this episode: Ken Coleman, Southeast Michigan economic justice and civil...

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  • Culture & Music
  • CultureShift

Opera MODO is transforming the medium

Sophia Jozwiak, Ryan Patrick Hooper July 21, 2022

A classic comedic opera was given a new lease on life, thanks to Opera MODO. The Detroit arts organization is...

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Royal Oak Schools Kimberly Martin
  • Education
  • News
  • Racial Attitudes

Royal Oak Schools’ Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Coordinator Works to Prepare Kids for the Future

Sascha Raiyn October 22, 2021

Royal Oak Schools has had some high-profile racial incidents -- students taunting Latino classmates with chants of “Build the Wall”...

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