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Sep 17, 2021

Why Detroit needs a 'right to counsel' ordinance for tenants facing eviction | Opinion

For more than a year, Detroiter Theodore Rice has been in court battling to remain in the place he’s called home for more than a quarter century. As a result, he’s seen firsthand how crucial it is for...

By Bonsitu Kitaba

For more than a year, Detroiter Theodore Rice has been in court battling to remain in the place he’s called home for more than a quarter century. As a result, he’s seen firsthand how crucial it is for...

By Bonsitu Kitaba
Sep 13, 2021

WSU professor sent me home on 9/11 — and everything changed for Muslims like me | Opinion

I remember listening to my father’s small black radio, tuned to NPR, as I got ready for my journalism classes on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001.

That morning, longtime anchor Bob Edwards interrupted...

I remember listening to my father’s small black radio, tuned to NPR, as I got ready for my journalism classes on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001.

That morning, longtime anchor Bob Edwards interrupted...

Head shot of Rana Elmir
Head shot of Rana Elmir
Aug 30, 2021

Crucial Court Cases Are Promising Sign for LGBTQ+ Civil Rights

Trans protection ruling was just the beginning for ACLU’s civil rights plans for LGBTQ+ community
By Jay Kaplan
Trans protection ruling was just the beginning for ACLU’s civil rights plans for LGBTQ+ community
By Jay Kaplan
Trans People Belong sign
Trans People Belong sign
Aug 15, 2021

Nine Years After DACA Went Into Effect, Congress On The Verge Of Passing A Path To Citizenship

A pathway to citizenship for millions of immigrants is within reach. Congress must get it done.
A pathway to citizenship for millions of immigrants is within reach. Congress must get it done.
A girl and her father stand with some 200,000 immigrants' rights activists flood the National Mall to demand comprehensive immigration reform on March 21, 2010 in Washington DC.
A girl and her father stand with some 200,000 immigrants' rights activists flood the National Mall to demand comprehensive immigration reform on March 21, 2010 in Washington DC.
Aug 6, 2021

Freedom of the Press is Under Attack

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The Biden administration must commit to protect journalists, free press, and free speech.
The Biden administration must commit to protect journalists, free press, and free speech.
A photojournalist is arrested by NYPD officers during an anti-Trump protest in New York City
A photojournalist is arrested by NYPD officers during an anti-Trump protest in New York City
Aug 5, 2021

Thank you Congressman Jamie Raskin and Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib for Asking DHS to Respond to ACLU MI's Report on Border Patrol's Discriminatory Tactics

The ACLU of Michigan applauds Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin and Michigan Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, who ...

The ACLU of Michigan applauds Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin and Michigan Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, who ...