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Thoughts on the president's weekend visit to Detroit, and Detroit’s new population stats. Schools observe more cannabis access among young people since recreational use was legalized. And novelist Debra Payne brings us a story of connection and renewal set in Northern Michigan.

The financial wellbeing of U.S. households in the pre- and post-pandemic stages. The independent autopsy of Patrick Lyoya, who was shot and killed by a police officer. Grand Rapids' NAACP branch weighs in on Lyoya's death. A Grand Rapids city official talks police oversight and accountability.

For many Michiganders, summer used to mean a stop at Boblo Island. Trips to the amusement park island on the Canadian side of the Detroit River ended in…

A pair of Democratic presidential campaigns swung through Flint Wednesday.Former Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke spoke to an enthusiastic crowd at a…

Ten presidential candidates, nine Democrats and one Republican, made their cases to voters at the NAACP’s national convention in Detroit…

Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williams says the country needs to atone for slavery and racist oppression, and she’s the person who could…

Environmentalists are calling on presidential candidates to commit to doing more to protect the Great Lakes. The "Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes…

Detroit is hosting the national NAACP’s 110th annual convention this week, and Democratic lawmakers are flocking there to address convention-goers ahead…

The NAACP national convention is drawing many high-profile Democratic Party officials to the Motor City this week.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is scheduled…

Today on Stateside, as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) prepares to hold its 110th National Convention in Detroit…