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(From left) Bottom Line Executive Director Danielle North, Metro co-host Tia Graham, and Black Male Educators Alliance Founder Curtis Lewis at WDET Studios, April 21, 2025.
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The Metro: Black boys are attending college less

Cary Junior II, Tia Graham, The Metro April 21, 2025

There are more women attending college in the U.S. than men, enrollment data shows.  And more women have college degrees...

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New research underscores importance of equitable health care beyond the hospital

Bre'Anna Tinsley September 17, 2024

A recent University of Michigan study has found that Black Americans experiencing stroke symptoms arrive at hospitals nearly 30 minutes...

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Detroit Evening Report: Black stroke patients arrive later to hospitals, U-M study shows

Bre'Anna Tinsley September 12, 2024

A new study from the University of Michigan shows that Black stroke patients arrive at the hospital significantly later than...

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The C.S. Mott Children's Hospital and Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital at the University of Michigan.
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U-M study finds high racial disparities in hospital recordkeeping

Ana Longoria September 6, 2024

A recent study from three children’s hospitals has found that patient information relating to racial and ethnic designations is significantly...

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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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Detroit Evening Report: New report highlights health care disparities for Michigan’s Black residents

Hernz Laguerre April 19, 2024

Michigan isn’t providing fair and equal health care services to all races, according to a new report from the nonprofit...

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Black Maternal Health Week spurs new legislation from Michigan Democrats

Russ McNamara April 12, 2024

It's Black Maternal Health Week. It might seem odd for this to be racially specific until you realize that, in...

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