NewsNewsThe $626.25M Headed To Survivors of The Flint Water Crisis Will Not Undo All Damage“This is a slap in the face,” says Black Millennials 4 Flint founder, LaTrecia AdamsByAlexandra JanePublishedDecember 26, 2021
NewsNews$626M Settlement Approved for Flint Water Crisis VictimsThe massive amount isn’t enough for some who say there still hasn’t been full accountability.ByKeith ReedPublishedNovember 11, 2021
Criminal JusticeCrimeCriminal JusticeCrime4 Security Guards Charged in 2014 Death of Black Man in Detroit-Area MallFour men were charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of McKenzie Cochran at Northland Center Mall.ByOkla JonesPublishedOctober 15, 2021
NewsNewsMajority-Black Michigan City Has Water Problem That Rivals Flint Water CrisisBenton Harbor has lead contamination well beyond the federal action levels.ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedOctober 12, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsMichigan Democrats Move to Block Republican Voter Suppression EffortsMichigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist is calling on congressional Democrats to pass federal legislation that will…ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedApril 2, 2021
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal Justice#Flint: Judge Denies Former Michigan Governor Request to Dismiss Charges Regarding the Flint Water CrisisFormer Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is currently facing charges for his role in the ongoing Flint water crisis. A…ByJoe JuradoPublishedMarch 18, 2021
NewsNewsImprisoned in Michigan for Nearly Four Decades, Walter Forbes Is Freed After Witness Recants StatementWalter Forbes, a 63-year-old Black man in Michigan, is now free to spend the holidays with his family for the first…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedDecember 17, 2020
PoliticsPolitics‘Credible Threats of Violence’ Resulted in Michigan Closing Its Legislative Offices Ahead of Electoral College VoteBefore Michigan’s electors voted to certify President-Elect Joe Biden’s electoral win, the threat of violence…ByJoe JuradoPublishedDecember 14, 2020
NewsNewsArmed Thugs Showed Up at the House of Michigan's Secretary of State Shouting 'Stop the Steal'The baseless election conspiracy rhetoric that the outgoing president has been irresponsibly pushing drove a crowd…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedDecember 7, 2020
PoliticsPoliticsBlack Detroit Lawmaker Receives Racist Threats for Refusing to Entertain Widespread Voter Fraud ClaimsStop me if you’ve heard this one before: Trump supporters are racist.ByZack LinlyPublishedDecember 7, 2020
PoliticsPoliticsWe Have to Talk About Trump’s Star Voter Fraud Witness Melissa CaroneUmm, I am not a doctor.ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedDecember 3, 2020
NewsCoronavirusNewsCoronavirus14-Year-Old Honestie Hodges, Handcuffed at Gunpoint by Michigan Police as a Child, Dies From COVID-19In 2017, 11-year-old Honestie Hodges made national headlines after a horrific confrontation with Grand Rapids, Mich.,…ByAnne BraniginPublishedNovember 25, 2020
NewsNewsNAACP LDF Sues Trump on Behalf of Black Detroit Residents, Allege Voting Rights Act Violation for Attempts to Block Michigan's Vote CertificationAfter a week of foolery in the process of certifying Michigan’s election results, which show the state going for…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedNovember 21, 2020
PoliticsPoliticsGTFOH Trump Watch: So Y’all Just Going to Steal the Election Right in Front of Us?President Trump lost the election.ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedNovember 20, 2020
NewsNewsMichigan Republicans Are Now Trying to Rescind Their Vote to Certify Wayne County Election Results...and I’m TiredI don’t hate anyone...but man, I hate Republicans.ByZack LinlyPublishedNovember 19, 2020
NewsNewsRepublicans in Wayne County Refuse to Certify Votes From Detroit, Reverse Decision After Being Called Out for Racism and Securing AuditRacist Republicans are trying their hardest to invalidate the results of the presidential election—specifically by…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedNovember 18, 2020
PoliticsPoliticsVoters of Color Are Helping Flip GOP Strongholds. We Know Exactly Who Should Get Their Flowers for ThatThere are many who will scramble to take credit—or to diminish—the surge of Democratic votes that flipped Wisconsin…ByAnne BraniginPublishedNovember 6, 2020
PoliticsPoliticsVote Challengers Chant 'Stop the Count' at a Detroit Vote-Counting FacilityVote challengers erupted in a chant of “stop the count” outside of a vote counting facility in Detroit on Wednesday.ByJoe JuradoPublishedNovember 4, 2020
PoliticsPoliticsWaiting on the Mail: Millions of Mail-In Ballots Remain Uncounted as Legal Challenges LoomAs of Wednesday afternoon, the presidential election was still very much ongoing, with millions of ballots still…ByAnne BraniginPublishedNovember 4, 2020
PoliticsPoliticsRobocall Disinformation Campaign Tells Flint Voters to Avoid Long Lines and Vote After Election DayModern-day voter suppression takes many forms: Disproportionately long lines at precincts in majority-Black…ByAnne BraniginPublishedNovember 3, 2020