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Juneteenth is here. The occasion serves as a great opportunity to discuss where we’ve come as a community since the end of slavery and the significant work that remains ahead. WEMU's David Fair is joined by Trische’ Duckworth for a Juneteenth conversation. She is founder of Survivors Speak and continues to work in the local Black Lives Matter movement.
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Civic responsibilities don't end when you cast your ballot. There are plenty of other ways to engage to make sure your concerns are heard. The series is headed up by the community-based group "Survivors Speak" and is funded with a grant from the national non-profit, "Black Voters Matter." Survivors Speak founder Trische' Duckworth joined WEMU's Cathy Shafran and Concentrate Media's Rylee Barnsdale to discuss the goals and aspirations of the civic education series.
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'Getting Real About Race' event seeks to start a conversation about racial equity at EMU on SaturdayRacial equity and accountability are at the heart of an event at Eastern Michigan University on Saturday. WEMU’s Josh Hakala has a preview.
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A new Black Lives Matter mural was painted in Ann Arbor's Gallup Park on Saturday. WEMU’s Josh Hakala was there.
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Survivors Speak, a social justice organization will get some help from residents to paint a mural in Ann Arbor on Saturday. WEMU’s Josh Hakala has a preview.
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We are days away from the national and local celebration of Juneteenth. It commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas. 157 years later, racial issues and matter of inequity and inequality remain at the fore of our social discourse. WEMU's David Fair is joined by the founder of Survivors Speak, Trische' Duckworth, to talk about Juneteenth as a platform to advance the dialogue and look at Ypsilanti's annual Juneteenth celebration while also marking the one-year anniversary of the painting of Ypsilanti's Black Lives Matter Boulevard.
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Since June 2021, two Black Lives Matter murals adorned downtown Ypsilanti and Riverside Park. The idea was to inspire community unity in the call for an…
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Today marks one year since George Floyd died under the knee of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Since then, Chauvin has been convicted of…
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Local civil rights activists are praising the conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.Chauvin was found guilty of all charges in the…
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The trial of white Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is nearing an end. He's charged in the killing of George Floyd, a Black man. Not far from the…