Race

A recent study from three children’s hospitals has found that patient information relating to racial and ethnic designations is often inaccurate. WEMU’s Ana Longoria shares this report.

University of Michigan officials say the US Supreme Court decision to eliminate the use of affirmative action in college applications will likely result in less diverse college campuses across the country but won't have much of an impact in this state. We get the details from WEMU’s Taylor Pinson.

When you call 911 with an emergency, do you ever think about how dispatchers must make split-second decisions on the legitamacy of your call? A bigger dilemma, lately, is how to respond when a person calls to say they fear a person near them but cannot describe any suspicious behavior. These are often described as "bias-influenced" calls. And they are a growing concern to the Washtenaw County Sheriff. Jerry Clayton. joined WEMU's Cathy Shafran, as he urges a "Call to Action" on bias-influenced dispatching.

The city of Ann Arbor has an ambitious environmental goal. It wants to utilize grant money to launch a plan to intends to decarbonize the Bryant neighborhood on the city's southeast side. Ann Arbor sustainability and innovations manager, Missy Stults, joined WEMU's David Fair to discuss where the process stands and what it will take to become successful.

University of Michigan law professor and network TV legal analyst Barbara McQuade says the Constitution still holds up as a guidebook for how we are going…

The Ann Arbor District Library has launched a Black Lives Matter initiative. The initiative kicks off with a Black Lives Matter Zoom series Tuesday…

As the rate of COVID-19 cases continues to increase locally, Washtenaw County health officials have broken down the number of cases by zip code and race.…

Finding an apartment or house to rent is a difficult and stressful task in and of itself. Add discrimination to the mix, and it becomes a nightmare. 89.1…

Past and present public policies have a major impact on the disparities in child well-being in Michigan. That’s according to a report released Tuesday by…

A study from the University of Michigan shows that racial identity is considered fluid by white preschoolers. Researchers looked at whether young children…