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Detroit Democrat Adam Hollier at a Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission meeting in October 2021.
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Detroit Activists and Politicians Urge Redistricting Commissioners to Make More Representative Maps 

Russ McNamara October 21, 2021

After the state’s redistricting commission introduced maps that only offered one majority-minority district in the City of Detroit, activists and politicians raised...

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DRAFT Redistricting Commission Birch Congressional Plan
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Proposed Michigan Redistricting Maps Would Marginalize Black Voters, Detroit Activists and Politicians Say

Russ McNamara October 20, 2021

The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission will hold a meeting in Detroit Wednesday to allow for the residents of the country’s largest Black-majority city...

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CVA Protest
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“They Don’t Hear Us”: Detroiters Want A Seat at the Table in Allocating Federal Relief Money

Russ McNamara October 18, 2021

Amy Senese The City of Detroit has a plan to spend over $800 million in American Rescue Plan money. It’s part...

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Dave Chappelle
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Two LGBTQ Detroiters and a Social Psychologist Discuss the Impact of Dave Chappelle’s Comedy and “The Closer”

Detroit Today October 15, 2021

Comedian Dave Chapelle has been starting firestorms in Detroit for years. In 2015, crowds demanded refunds when Chappelle slurred his way through...

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Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission
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Two Authorities on Gerrymandering Weigh in on Michigan’s Redistricting Commission

Detroit Today October 14, 2021

The new Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission has been hard at work drawing new district lines, and it will soon open up...

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A More Perfect Union book cover
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New Book “A More Perfect Union” Explores Ways Americans Can Move Beyond Division

Detroit Today October 13, 2021

The chaos and the division of the last several years has tested our country and our democracy in new and...

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Black Graduates Wayne State Univ
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Wayne State Graduation Rates Improve But Black And Latino Students Still Lag

Laura Herberg October 12, 2021

Wayne State University’s recently-released six-year graduation rates show significant improvements over the last year and the last decade. Despite overall improvements,...

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Representation on TV
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What Has Changed, and What Hasn’t, in Last 40 Years of Black Representation on TV

Detroit Today October 12, 2021

Television shows that explore the Black American experience have been around for decades. But for a very long time, they...

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Hands touching
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Mindfulness Could Change Racial Inequality, According to a San Francisco Law Professor

Amanda LeClaire October 11, 2021

Penguin Random House Rhonda V. Magee grew up in the midst of the civil rights movement of the 1960s –...

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Standing Rock Cybelle 4
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Indigenous Peoples’ Day is a ‘Movement of Truth-Telling,’ Say Two Indigenous Reporters

Detroit Today October 11, 2021

The second Monday in October is Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The holiday has been gaining traction in recent years in response to...

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Antoine Garibaldi
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University of Detroit Mercy President Reflects on His Tenure as He Plans to Step Down in 2022

Detroit Today October 11, 2021

After more than a decade as president of University of Detroit Mercy, Dr. Antoine Garibaldi has decided to step down from his post...

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woman at computer during STEM conference
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Women of Color STEM Digital Conference Highlights Women in STEM Fields

Tia Graham October 8, 2021

The 26th annual Women of Color STEM Digital Conference is taking place at the TCF Center in Detroit through Saturday.  Monica...

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