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Latino leaders and others told the Lansing city council during a public hearing last Monday night why the city should rename part of a city street after…

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…

Sixteen Muslim men are suing Brose Jefferson auto supplier in Warren for religious discrimination. They say they "involuntarily resigned" after their…

In a late night vote, the Paw Paw School Board voted to keep the Redskin name and image as its mascot.Supporters for keeping the mascot say the name is…

The Jackson City Council has voted 5-2 to expand its non-discrimination ordinance to cover sexual orientation and gender identity.The new ordinance bars…

The Michigan Civil Rights Commission report on the Flint water crisis will likely not recommend a lawsuit to seek remediation for people affected by the…

A broad group of civil rights advocates is cheering an Obama Administration decision this week to dismantle the National Security Entry-Exit Registration…

Some Detroit leaders, clergy, and activists spoke out against Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. Attorney General on Monday, denouncing him as someone who would…

The U.S. Justice Department will monitor the polls in three Michigan cities tomorrow. The federal monitors will be in Detroit, Dearborn Heights and…

Michigan chapters of the NAACP met in Detroit for the group’s 80th statewide convention this weekend.The historic group talked strategies to confront…