Today on Stateside, protests in Detroit over police brutality have been peaceful for weeks. That changed this past Sunday when police arrested protesters. Legal observers, there in a citizen oversight capacity, say they were assaulted by police. We'll hear from a legal observer who was there. Plus, a look at Michigan’s preparedness for the upcoming school year amid a profound decline in state revenue.
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Legal observer at Detroit protests recounts violent clash with Detroit Police Department
- Sara Habbo is an attorney based in Southfield and on the board of the National Lawyers Guild Detroit Chapter.
New podcast explores whether America still offers immigrants “a better life”
- Zahir Janmohamed is a writer of fiction, poetry, and more. He's currently a Zell Writing Fellow at the University of Michigan, and he hosts the podcast A Better Life? from the Feet in Two Worlds project.
With the new school year days away, are we ready?
- Amber Arellano is the executive director of Education Trust Midwest.
MetroTimes report says U.S. Senate candidate John James’ business took tax breaks while shedding jobs
- Lee DeVito is editor-in-chief of the
The campaign for John James disputes this reporting in the Metro Times. Stateside will follow up with the campaign on the claims in the story on a future episode.
