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Freshta Tori Jan/Drawing on her experiences as a young girl growing up in an Afghanistan terrorized by the Taliban, Freshta Tori Jan's new book, Courage: My Story of Persecution, encourages young readers to envision a more equitable future. -
Lindsey Smith/Michigan RadioBenton Harbor has the longest-running lead-in-water exceedance in Michigan history, surpassing Flint by more than a year. The state paid a portion of Flint water bills for nearly three years. Benton Harbor residents are hoping for similar relief.
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Hundreds of auto accident survivors have already lost care, with thousands more soon to follow, but State Senator Mike Shirkey says he doesn't have the data to consider tweaking the state's new auto insurance law. -
The pair of bills are part of a response to allegations of sexual abuse against the late former University of Michigan doctor Robert Anderson.
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Father of Jurnee Hoffmeyer files $1 million lawsuit against school district in hair cutting incidentThe father of a 7-year-old Michigan girl whose hair was cut by a teacher without her parents' permission has filed a $1 million lawsuit against the school district, a librarian and a teacher's assistant.
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It was a last-minute, quixotic attempt to make a statement, any statement, about the future of policing in the city of Lansing.On May 17, just before…
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This summer, people in Chelsea joined those around the state and the country to protest against racism and police brutality, following the death of George…
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The summer of 2020 was marked by protests for racial justice following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers.Residents of…
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The city of Detroit will dismiss most misdemeanor citations issued last spring during several days of protests against police brutality following the…
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I met Kyla James in her front yard on a hot day in the middle of a global pandemic. She sat in a chair in the shade of a tall tree, legs folded underneath…
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The Michigan State Police says it is working to improve transparency, racial equity, and its relationship with the public, with three new actions. The…
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Southeast Michigan – specifically cities like Hamtramck and Dearborn – is known as a hub of Arab American culture. But that group is not a monolith.…
