equity

“A2 for All.” That’s the vision slogan under consideration as Ann Arbor compiles a new comprehensive plan. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Ann Arbor Planning Commission is holding a virtual meeting tonight to update and discuss the city’s Comprehensive Plan. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Washtenaw County Office of Community and Economic Development wants to help women and minority-owned general contractors get more business. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.

The celebration will run from 11am-3pm Sunday on the Southeast side of Gallup Park. As WEMU's Taylor Bowie reports, it will feature educational programming on diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Understanding individually how we process the world around us is the best way to get to the underlying factors contributing to inequity in our lives. On Friday, May 17th, the United Way for Southeastern Michigan will launch the 21-Day Equity Challenge, and it's open to everyone in the community. WEMU's David Fair spoke with the UWSEM's senior director for diversity, equity and inclusion, Andre Ebron, about the program and its impacts.

The state House approved a bill Thursday to help overhaul how courts are funded in Michigan. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The topic of campus protests created tension Thursday in the state Senate as lawmakers debated the state’s next higher education budget. Colin Jackson has more.

Washtenaw County’s Racial Equity Office is holding a series of "Lunch and Learn" programs that will run through the rest of the year. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.

Women are earning more roles in leadership positions than ever before. But we are still without equal access and opportunity. As we wrap up our Women’s History Month series on "Washtenaw United," we explore the challenges of winning and building more leadership roles for women. WEMU's David Fair talks with the President and CEO of the United Way for Southeastern Michigan. Dr. Darienne Hudson shares her journey to leadership as a Black woman and what hurdles she’s working to help others overcome.

A county official has been appointed to the Michigan Supreme Court’s commission on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. WEMU’s Taylor Bowie has more.