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For some Black people in the 19th and 20th centuries, "passing" meant living part or all of your life as non-Black. Recent creative works — Lovecraft Country, Passing, and The Vanishing Half — have brought the idea of passing back to the forefront. This month on Stateside, we discuss the life of a Detroiter who passed as white in the '40s and return to historical, pop culture references to passing in America.
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After a months-long investigation into Washtenaw County court records, a citizen-led group has released hard data on racial disparities in how people are…
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The Board of Directors of the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) announced Wednesday it had “terminated its relationship” with Executive Director…
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After a white police officer killed George Floyd in Minneapolis, protests erupted across the country against police brutality toward Black people in…
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An African-American police officer is suing the Detroit police department, claiming rampant racial discrimination, a hostile work environment, and an…
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The Grand Rapids Police Department wants to rebuild trust with the community. So it started a pilot program that it hopes will help do that.The department…
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A 26-year-old, pregnant environmental activist is serving a two-year sentence at Michigan’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility right now.But Siwatu-Salama…
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An African American carpenter says he suffered racial discrimination and harassment on the job during the construction of Detroit’s Little Caesar’s…
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We don’t often recognize the implicit biases we all carry.But study after study shows we tend to interact most with people who are like us: people who…
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News media around the world are talking about Detroit’s resurgence.Politicians in the city and the state, such as Gov. Rick Snyder, hype its…