civil rights

A packed house filled the Washtenaw County Learning Resource Center Thursday night for a town hall on immigrants’ rights. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Michigan’s attorney general is encouraging residents to know their rights when dealing with immigration enforcement. Colin Jackson has more.

The parents of Ypsilanti students detained by immigration enforcement officials last week have met with representatives of a local immigrants' rights resource center. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor reports.

An Upper Peninsula zoo is asking the Michigan Supreme Court to refuse a case that seeks to expand human rights protections to include chimpanzees. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Persistence and action. Colin Jackson reports those were among the main themes at Monday's Day of Celebration in Lansing to mark Martin Luther King Junior Day.

Hope requires action—that was the message put forth on Martin Luther King Day by former Biden Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. She was the keynote speaker at Eastern Michigan University’s annual MLK President’s Luncheon. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The University of Michigan is holding its 40th annual Martin Luther King Day Symposium today. This year’s theme is “Unbowed and Unbroken - The Enduring Struggle for Justice.” WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Eastern Michigan University’s Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza commemorates his story and the enduring legacy of his civil rights work. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.

An animal rights organization has asked the Michigan Supreme Court to hear its case that chimpanzees in an Upper Peninsula zoo deserve constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment. We have more from Rick Pluta.

A bill to make it faster and easier for defendants to fend off lawsuits from business or government interests designed to stifle criticism cleared the state House Wednesday. We have more from Rick Pluta.