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May 25, 2017

ACLU of Michigan Urges Taylor Police to Change Policy and Training After Violent Arrest of Calvin Jones

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 motorist was...

May 17, 2017

The Fight for Flint Schools

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 action we...

Apr 24, 2017

What's Next for Flint?

A newly announced plan to permanently keep Flint on the Detroit-based regional...

Apr 19, 2017

Remembering Rolland O'Hare: 1925-2017

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...

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...

Apr 18, 2017

Tunnel Vision: A Deep Dive Into the Source of Flint's Water Crisis

This story first published on the Detroit Metro Times.

On Wednesday, as this story was going to press, Flint Mayor Karen Weaver unexpectedly announced support for a plan to permanently...

This story first published on the Detroit Metro Times.

On Wednesday, as this story was going to press, Flint Mayor Karen Weaver unexpectedly announced support for a plan to permanently...

Apr 17, 2017

It’s Time to Make Voting More Accessible and Secure in Michigan

By: Desire Vincent, Associate Director of Communications

Recently, I visited Alabama with the Faith and Politics Institute for Congressman John Lewis’ Congressional Civil Rights...

By: Desire Vincent, Associate Director of Communications

Recently, I visited Alabama with the Faith and Politics Institute for Congressman John Lewis’ Congressional Civil Rights...