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Governor Gretchen Whitmer was in Las Vegas Wednesday to speak to the annual convention of the NAACP. The governor delivered a defense of President Joe Biden. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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A new state law creates a holiday celebrating May 2nd as Negro Leagues Day in Michigan. Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the bill Wednesday. Rick Pluta reports.
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The City of Ann Arbor is considering a reparations program to remediate historical injustices. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.
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Former President Donald Trump made a play for Black voters during a campaign stop in Detroit on Saturday. Colin Jackson has more.
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Detroit’s African American Civil Rights Survey Phase 2: Eastside aims to safeguard sites significant to the Black community. WEMU's Taylor Bowie has more.
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A series of Detroit meetings kicking off today will give area residents the chance to weigh in on 12 proposals for Michigan’s state Senate districts. Colin Jackson has more.
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Michigan Democrats discussed strategies for building support among Black voters during a roundtable talk Thursday in Detroit. Colin Jackson has more.
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Michigan’s redistricting commission is moving a dozen new state Senate district plans forward to a public comment period. Colin Jackson has more.
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Connecting to the earth, learning to work, play and learn from the soil below our feet: That’s the mission Willow Run Acres in Ypsilanti and the personal mission of its founder, Farmer T.C. Collins. In addition to nurturing the earth and taking joy in its bounties, Farmer T.C. uses Willow Run Acres to fight food injustice and inequities in economic opportunities for the Black community. The land also serves as an education center for young people, so future generations can connect to the earth. Farmer T.C. joined WEMU’s David Fair on an Earth Day edition of "Washtenaw United."
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A federal court this week approved a new plan for Michigan’s state House districts around metro-Detroit. That’s after judges declared the state’s old maps unconstitutional because they were drawn predominantly based on race. Colin Jackson has more on what this means for the future of redistricting in Michigan.