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In short, the answer is 'we don't really know.'Stanford University's Sean Reardon studies achievement gaps - the difference between how one group of…

It's been a weary, awful November in metro Detroit so far. A week ago Saturday, 19-year-old Renisha McBride was shot dead by a 54-year-old white homeowner…

Update 2:47 p.m.Many people asked where Keshia Thomas is today after this post.The BBC reported that Keshia lives in Houston now. Ryan Stanton over at the…

Dustin Cable is a demographer who mapped race in the U.S.Every dot on the map is smaller than one pixel and represents one person. Yes, there are 308,…

Eighteen years ago, I was teaching a large “survey of the media” class at Wayne State University when word came that there was a verdict in the O.J.…

When it comes to measuring economies, gross domestic product has been the big player for the last century.But a growing number of economists and political…

School is almost out for summer! For some students, that means camp. For others, it means time to get a job. For the three high school sophomores you’re…

It’s no secret that Michigan’s been in a bit of an economic rough patch. For black Michiganders, the downturn has hit even harder.According to recent…

Gary Orfield, co-director of the Civil Rights Project at UCLA says, "Michigan is an absolute national leader in segregated schools." Orfield means in…

The University of Michigan's "Understanding Race Project" will examine race through storytelling tomorrow evening at the Michigan Theater.La'Ron Williams…