Critical Condition  

A nationwide attempt to censor discussions of race in the classroom is underway. These bills don’t just set back progress in addressing systemic issues, they also rob young people of an inclusive education and blatantly suppress speech about race.

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The Taylor Police Department Has Brutalized People for Years

We’re Trying to Make it Stop

By Mark P. Fancher

Dale and King

More of the Same: Private Prison Corporations and Immigration Detention Under the Biden Administration

The Biden administration is filling private prison beds emptied out by its own Executive Order with immigrant detainees.

Empty cell at Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison.

This video shows shocking scenes of police violence during last year's protests | Opinion

Hundreds of people poured into the streets of Detroit day after day in the summer of 2020 to support Black Lives Matter protests against police brutality following the murder of George Floyd.

By Phil Mayor

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This video shows shocking scenes of police violence during last year's protests | Opinion

Hundreds of people poured into the streets of Detroit day after day in the summer of 2020 to support Black Lives Matter protests against police brutality following the murder of George Floyd.

By Phil Mayor

Protestor being handcuffed

Protecting Democracy: Join the Fight to Stop Voter Suppression

Proposed ID Laws Create Barriers Across Michigan.

Protecting Democracy

Free to Be: Michigan’s Dismissal of Gender Reassignment Requirement Is a Long Time Coming

“To hold that piece of paper brought tears to my eyes.”

By Jay Kaplan

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Grand Rapids fingerprinting policy is wrong, unconstitutional | Opinion

Keyon Harrison, an African American 16-year-old, was doing nothing wrong as he walked home from school on a spring day in Grand Rapids. But a police officer thought he looked “suspicious” — so the officer stopped Harrison, questioned, searched him and took his photograph and fingerprints.

By Dan Korobkin, Jarrett Skorup

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Hispanic Heritage Month Spotlight: William D. Lopez

Connecting with the author of Separated

By Curt Guyette

William Lopez, author of Separated