civil rights

Bills that passed in the Michigan House on Thursday would ban transgender athletes from playing girls’ school sports. Colin Jackson has more.

Over 500 people marched from Ann Arbor’s West Park to City Hall on Thursday to commemorate May Day and oppose the actions of the Trump Administration. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Among the series of executive orders President Trump issued last week are policies rolling back DEI initiatives and federally recognizing only two genders. Ann Arbor’s pioneering LGBT organization, the Jim Toy Community Center, is preparing to address these challenges. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has more.

Dr. Mary Frances Berry says, regardless of who is President, the drive to protect and expand civil rights must always move forward. Dr. Berry was the featured speaker Monday at Eastern Michigan University’s annual Martin Luther King Day commemoration. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Time is winding down on the only period since the 1980s that Democrats controlled the legislative process in Michigan. Colin Jackson asked outgoing House Speaker Joe Tate about what he believes was some of his party's most important work in the last two years.

Safety concerns are an ongoing issue in downtown Ypsilanti, and at least once city council member wants to see more done. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has reached a resolution agreement with the Ann Arbor Schools regarding a discrimination case where a counselor referred to a student as a “terrorist.” WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Eastern Michigan University is co-sponsoring an event this Saturday exploring the relationship between Detroit and Selma, Alabama in the civil rights movement. Ana Longoria has the story.

Bev Willis, Washtenaw County Historical Society administrator, has a passion for history. She grew up in Washington, D.C. in a family deeply ensconced in the Civil Rights Movement. Her family’s role and record of the movement is our nation’s history. In this summer marking the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act becoming law, Bev tells her story when she joins Deb Polich on this edition of WEMU’s "creative:impact."

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.