equity

The new members of Ann Arbor City Council were sworn in at last night’s meeting. WEMU’s Josh Hakala has more.

It has been said, “Change starts at home.” That’s the idea behind the upcoming 2023 Community Equity Challenge. The challenge is put forth by the United Way of Washtenaw County and seeks to help us educate ourselves about implicit bias and the challenges to equity, diversity, and inclusion. WEMU's David Fair talks with Michigan Medicine training manager, Ellen-Copeland Brown, about her experiences with the challenge and the difference it has made in how she approaches life and work.

The Washtenaw County Health Department is launching a new Health Equity Council to address various disparities that were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. We get the details from WEMU’s Taylor Pinson.

Helping build equity and opportunity through affordable housing: that is the mission of Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley. There are a number of building and renovation projects the organization has underway right now, and, on an annual basis, the local chapter of Habitat leads the state and is among the best in the nation when it comes to number of people helped. The Huron Valley chapter CEO, Sarah Stanton, and senior director of home improvement, Martha Davis, joined WEMU's David Fair for a deeper look at its impact in Washtenaw County.

Michigan has finished its latest step in modernizing its national guard facilities. Colin Jackson has more.

A nearly $105 million federal grant will help pay for decommissioning a federal highway and help restore two historically Black neighborhoods in Detroit. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Racial equity and accountability are at the heart of an event at Eastern Michigan University on Saturday. WEMU’s Josh Hakala has a preview.

Our communities are still in the process of building a foundation in which girls and young women are offered equal opportunity to educational and career opportunities. It becomes even more difficult when personal trauma or family finances stand in the way. Addressing those issues and supplementing existing opportunity is the function of the Ann Arbor-based, "Girls Group." WEMU's David Fair explores the issues and solutions with founder and executive director, Sue Schooner.

Michigan is receiving millions in federal grant money to address disparities in gaining jobless benefits. Colin Jackson has more.

Washtenaw County has, what many consider, a surprisingly high rate of poverty. There are day-to-day needs to be met, but the bigger picture is to stop managing poverty in the area and eliminate the systemic barriers to escaping poverty. WEMU's David Fair spoke with Sarah Thornburg, executive director of the Ypsilanti-based service organization, "Friends In Deed," to discuss what that change looks like and the plan to get there.