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A "Community Baby Shower" continues through the end of May in Washtenaw County. We know there is a local and national shortage of baby formula, but there are a number new moms in our community that need a more than that. That's the idea behind the month-long event: to raise needed supplies to be distributed to give mother and child a hand-up as they begin their journey together. WEMU's David Fair was joined by the Vice President of Development of the United Way of Washtenaw County, Susan Smith, to discuss how serious the needs are and what we can collectively do to help in our community.
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WEMU's Lisa Barry and On the Ground Ypsi project manager Sarah Rigg talk with Keesa Johnson from the Washtenaw County Black Farmers Fund about efforts to…
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Learning remotely and through a difficult pandemic academic year has left some children in the area a bit behind. Black Men Read (BMR) was formed to…
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Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer touched on numerous topics in her third State of the State address, including ending the COVID-19 pandemic, repairing…
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2020 reinforced that there is still a lot of work to do to achieve racial equality and justice in America. Numerous acts of police brutality and a…
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Eli Savit officially takes over as Washtenaw County's new prosecutor in January 2021 but has already been meeting with community groups and planning major…
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This past year has brought so much change to our community, from fighting the COVID-19 crisis to combatting racism and police brutality. The United Way of…
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All too often, when public discourse centers on issues of racial equality and justice, the voices we hear from are from white people. Ann Arbor-based NEW…
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Managing finances can be difficult. It becomes infinitely more difficult if there is very little money to work with. COVID-19 has destroyed financial…
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A matter of race and faith. Pastor Jason Robinson of Reach Church in Ypsilanti is ministering to an outraged and heartbroken congregation in the wake of…