Aaron Bush

Extreme weather patterns, fruit flies, and decay have impacted Michigan's sweet cherry crop this year. Governor Gretchen Whitmer sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture asking them to declare a federal disaster for the region, which would make emergency funding available for the state's cherry farmers.

Twice a month Black Tech Saturdays meetups happen at Detroit’s Newlab. Today on Stateside, we meet the co-founder of the group, talk about different startups, and about building community and sharing resources among workers and entrepreneurs.

Hannah Roberts, champion BMX rider and Olympic hopeful, joined to discuss competing in the Olympics, how her start in BMX was related to a severe back injury, and her ties to BMX riding in Buchanan, MI.

Dearborn's mayor, Abdullah Hammoud, joined Stateside to discuss how the city's "uncommitted" voters might react to VP Kamala Harris at the top of the Democratic ticket.

Mary Scholl wrote The Empty House about 60 years ago. It was just published this month. Scholl joined Stateside to talk about her time at her grandparent's cottage on Beaver Island, writing her book, and how her book was brought back to life after decades in the dark.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer's new book, "True Gretch: What I've Learned About Life, Leadership, and Everything in Between," is a brief, but insightful look at Whitmer's life and how her experiences have shaped the way she governs. It also sets the stage for a bigger political presence nationally.

Within the past few months, two men have been killed in the Grand Rapids area by law enforcement officials in encounters that involved injuries from the officers’ vehicles. We talk to a community activist and the Grand Rapids chief of police about what these incidents have meant for community trust in the police—and what steps the department is taking to rebuild trust in law enforcement.

A solo exhibit from artist Elizabeth Youngblood is on display now through August 3 at the University of Michigan's Stamps Gallery. It looks back at 40 years of the Detroit artist's work in art and graphic design.

Quilting might not be the first medium you think of when you think about Afrofuturist art. But a new exhibit at Michigan State University showcases how fiber artists are using the historical art form to imagine a liberatory Black future.

When the Reproductive Health Care Act passed last year, it contained a little-known provision that’s about to take effect. After this summer’s data drop, Michigan state officials will no longer keep track of abortion care procedures in the state.