Today on Stateside, Michigan Radio reporters Beenish Ahmed and Nisa Khan find defendants stuck in pretrial limbo upwards of 120 days in some cases. Then, African American Vernacular English's Afro-Caribbean roots and how AAVE is used and valued in Michigan's communities. Plus, cannabis consumption lounge Hot Box Social to be opened in Hazel Park.
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GUESTS ON TODAY'S SHOW:
- Beenish Ahmed, reporter, Michigan Radio
- Nisa Khan, reporter, Michigan Radio
- Dr. Walter F. Edwards, professor of linguistics, Wayne State University
- Annalise Frank, cannabis reporter, Crain’s Detroit Business