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A report published yesterday evening about the 2021 Oxford High School shooting, the dismissal of felony charges against seven people who were involved in public service during the Flint water crisis, how race and gender play out in the horror genre, and the early beginnings of ranch on pizza.

Connecting the dots between striking workers in the auto and entertainment industries, a conversation with the author of a novel based on two lovers' secret code, and creating a support system for Black women tattoo artists.

Artist Tatyana Fazlalizadeh is bringing multiple art installations to the University of Michigan throughout this fall, including a gallery exhibition, and a series of murals that will be on display across campus.

In 1914, Elsie Roxborough was born into a wealthy, Black family in Detroit. But when she died in 1949, her death certificate listed her as white. Her life was rich, curious and at times, troubled, all while attempting a sort of high-wire-act of living multiple lives, between cities and names and races.

For Black University of Michigan students, finding everyday hair care products is not easy. Two students sought to change that with the Youniversity Beauty Supply Machine, the first and only vending machine on campus that dispenses Black hair care products.

Who’s running for the congress, and where, in Michigan’s newly remapped legislative districts. What “what up doe” means to Detroiters. And, a look at the state of the field for Black women in economics as Lisa Cook’s nomination for a seat on the Federal Reserve draws heat from the GOP.

Earlier this month, Lifetime released the six-part documentary series Surviving R. Kelly. It features more than 50 interviews with women who claim that…

Being a black woman in America is equivalent to feeling like a “double, triple, quadruple minority,” says Florence Noel. She argues that this is not only…