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...
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...
What A World Without, Or With Different, Police Looks Like
Nationwide protests against police brutality and systemic racism are now in their third week. Activists' call to defund the police...
Why the Christopher Columbus Bust in Detroit Came Down
America has found itself back in a familiar dialogue about statues of problematic figures in our history. "Columbus didn't discover...
How To Talk About Race, Using This Online Tool
Race and social injustices can easily be added to a list of topics that are often uncomfortable and sensitive to...
Wayne State Houses New National Police De-Escalation Training Center
America is in the midst of a nationwide reckoning with police brutality and other injustices that have been carried out...
Michigan Senate: Proposed Legislation Would Overhaul Police Training
Ongoing national protests against police brutality and systemic racism have been bolstered by urgent calls to action. Michigan lawmakers have...
Detroit Councilman Wants to Change Police Behavior, Not Funding
There’s been weeks of protests in Detroit and across the nation since George Floyd, an African American man, was killed...
Former Obama Justice Official: Police Department Culture Matters
Under the Obama administration, there was a push within the Department of Justice to rethink policing. "Co-producing public safety, that...
How TV Shows Like ‘Cops’ Normalized Police Brutality
After more than 30 years, the long running television show ‘Cops’ has been cancelled. "We start to believe that things...
Gov. Whitmer: Michigan Safe to Re-Open, But Don’t Let Guard Down
Many businesses in Michigan are reopening this week for the first time in months. "We feel like these are safe...
Detroit Protest Organizer Tristan Taylor on the Future of the Movement
Detroit's protests against police brutality and structural racism are part of a movement, engaging established organizers and incorporating new voices....