Chained No More, Told Too Late: The Story of Juneteenth
June 19, 2017
Regardless of your ethnicity, you have ancestors who were living somewhere in the world on the historic day of June 19, 1865. For the black residents of Galveston, Texas, however, the day was like...
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Racial Justice
Guest blog: Racial Discrimination and Detroit's Tax Foreclosure Crisis
June 08, 2017
By Guest Blogger, Professor Bernadette Atuahene
This week the Coalition to End Unconstitutional Tax Foreclosures released a short animated video explaining the basis of the heart-breaking,...
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Racial Justice
ACLU of Michigan Urges Taylor Police to Change Policy and Training After Violent Arrest of Calvin Jones
May 25, 2017
The ACLU of Michigan sent a letter to the Taylor Police Department, urging re-training and policy changes for its officers in the wake of a traffic stop last year in which an African-American...
The Fight for Flint Schools
May 17, 2017
Given everything that Flint has been through in recent years, the last thing we want to do is beat up on the city’s challenged school district. While some critics may suggest otherwise, the legal...
What's Next for Flint?
April 24, 2017
A newly announced plan to permanently keep Flint on the Detroit-based regional water system has both sparked hope and raised important questions.
And if the six arrests for disorderly conduct made...
Remembering Rolland O'Hare: 1925-2017
April 19, 2017
Photo: Detroit Walk to Freedom, June 23, 1963. Rolland O'Hare photographed far left with his young daughter on his shoulders.
A longtime advocate for civil rights and social justice, Rolland “...