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Race is very difficult for people to talk about.Many white people want to believe we’re in a post-racial society. After all, we have an African-American…
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A Grand Rapids theater company is on a mission: to produce plays that are written by local playwrights and designed to shine a bright light on social…
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Plans are underway to start a new chapter of the NAACP in the Grosse Pointe suburbs northeast of Detroit.Organizers say the new branch will work to…
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This story has been updated to reflect Sen. Jones' apology.A race-related debate is causing some tensions in the state Senate after an attempt to rewrite…
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One week after a white gunman killed nine people at a black church in South Carolina, hundreds of people gathered in Grand Rapids to show solidarity.“I…
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Detroit is seeing more private investment and new businesses in its downtown areas, but some residents in the neighborhoods don’t see how they’re…
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More than a million people know how Brit Bennett feels about being black in nice little liberal enclaves of progressive white people.Basically, confused.…
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This week, Jack Lessenberry and Emily Fox discuss what to expect from the Legislature’s lame duck session, repercussions from Ferguson, and a fund to help…
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A $1 million grant is going to the Michigan History Foundation.It's from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation and will help the Michigan Historical Museum revamp…
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University of Michigan students are holding an all-night event later this month to discuss race on campus.The event, billed as a "Speak Out," is being…