Complaint: Ban American Indian Mascots In Schools
The Michigan Department of Civil Rights has filed a complaint asking to ban the use of American Indian mascots and imagery in K-12 school because it denies equal rights to American Indian students.
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The Michigan Department of Civil Rights has filed a complaint asking to ban the use of American Indian mascots and imagery in K-12 school because it denies equal rights to American Indian students.
A U.S. postage stamp honoring Rosa Parks will be unveiled next year, one hundred years after the civil rights icon was born.
It is not news when Republicans try to block access to the ballot box for poor, minority and elderly voters. What is unusual is that Republicans are admitting it.
Unfortunately, political poll after political poll reveals that the presidential election of 2012 has much to do – in fact, more to do – with the race of the presidential candidate than most anything else.
Hillary Clinton is a glowing example of the heights women are reaching in the United States in recent times. She contradicts the notion thrust forth by President Obama and his political party that there is an alleged-"War on Women".
Romney is lucky that people grabbed on to the "binders full of women" comment because his comment about giving his female Chief of Staff flex time so she could go home and cook dinner was mostly over looked.
Early vote was once an idea that both parties promoted. But as Democrats grow in their ability to use it to their strategic advantage, Republicans have sought to reduce or eliminate it.
Conveniently-timed for Obama's reelection, the Hispanic and Women Farmers and Ranchers Claims Resolution program began September 24, 2012 – just a month-and-a-half before the election. Apparently the Obama administration did not care about this alleged injustice to females and Hispanics any time in the past three-and-a-half years. It just happened to be thought about and addressed now – just before voters pull the lever.
A local politician is giving up food for a day as part of an effort to bring attention to discrimination against gays in Michigan.
It has been argued that "granny" might not be able to vote if they make her have a voter ID. But seriously, why all the concern about taking the extra measure of a voter ID to make sure that every vote cast in a United States election is a legally qualified vote, including "granny's"?
Yesterday the Obama administration put in place provisions of the DREAM Act that brought many young people out of the shadows to participate in the American Dream. On the same day a judge in Pennsylvania let stand what may be the most egregious attempt at voter suppression in a generation.
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Rev. William Owens takes great issue with Obama's linkage of Dr. King's civil rights movement of the past to the current gay rights movement regarding same-sex marriage. Owens says that King embraced traditional religion, and he strongly suggests that King would not want his civil rights' mission altered to include same-sex marriage.
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Members of Michigan's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender community have launched a hunger strike leading up to the November elections.
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Pennsylvania Republicans have betrayed their country and devised a scheme to potentially disqualify nearly one tenth of the states' electorate.
Romney had an opportunity to open a dialogue with the NAACP. Instead he talked about denying civil rights to a civil rights organization and spoke in condescending and paternalistic terms about being a better president for African Americans than Barack Obama. It was a clear and cynical play for white votes.
Republican Pennsylvania State Representative Mike Turzai gives away true intent of Republicans' new voter ID laws.
Felony disenfranchisement is nothing more than Republican continuation of Jim Crow voter suppression laws.
In right wing politics, ALEC serves as the nexus between corporations and aspiring Republicans always eager to find access to additional campaign cash.
Republicans by creating onerous barriers to voting, including strict ID requirements and shortening of early vote periods have created what amounts to a new version of Jim Crow era poll taxes.
In Texas Republicans have taken efforts to restrict access to voting a step farther. Texas Republicans are calling for the repeal of the Voting Rights Act.
Civil Rights Leaders, Community Organizers and labor leaders will speak out against crime and violence at a rally Monday night in Hart Plaza.
Leaders of the Civil Rights Movement in our country during the mid-50s to the mid-60s organized bus boycotts, sit-ins and freedom rides.
Dior Chambers started dialysis earlier this month and was told she could wait four to six years before she receives a lifesaving kidney.
The president is set to be in Michigan on Tuesday, according to press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
Officials say the case was reported in a 1-year-old boy who was exposed to the county's first case, which involved another child.
The investigation of a blast that sparked chaos at an industrial building in Roseville continues.
Tucked next to the iconic Faygo plant on Detroit's east side is a liquor store that's also a gallery, and it might just be one of the city's most creative hidden gems.
A missing 16-year-old Dearborn Heights girl who was last seen in mid-March has been found safe, according to law enforcement.
Dior Chambers started dialysis earlier this month and was told she could wait four to six years before she receives a lifesaving kidney.
A Michigan man remains hospitalized days after he was injured in a hit-and-run incident in Detroit that killed his girlfriend.
The president is set to be in Michigan on Tuesday, according to press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
Officials say the case was reported in a 1-year-old boy who was exposed to the county's first case, which involved another child.
The operations of Tribar's Wixom location will be moving to Howell, according to plans announced earlier this month.
Shawn Fain, president of United Auto Workers, took to social media Thursday to give a policy speech. "There's a lot of uncertainty over what this moment holds," he said.
Slotkin is a former CIA officer who worked in national security roles in the Pentagon during the Bush and Obama administrations.
The company says the layoffs are not related to tariffs. The layoffs are effective April 14.
The automaker is working with local authorities on the investigation.
A drive-in theater that opened in 2021 in Monroe County has closed for good; citing overall industry trends.
The WWE's 41st WrestleMania event is finally here. Here's what time it starts and how to watch all the action on night 2.
Ryan Gosling will star in the next installment of the "Star Wars" franchise, "Star Wars: Starfighter," which will hit theaters in May 2027. Shawn Levy will direct the film.
Wink Martindale, the host of hit game shows "Gambit" and "Tic-Tac-Dough," has died. He was 91.
Residents of a small Michigan community stood side by side to help a local bookstore move 9,100 books — one by one — from its former site to a new location about a block away.
The president is set to be in Michigan on Tuesday, according to press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin announced Wednesday he is retiring and will not run for reelection in 2026.
The Los Angeles Chargers will take on the Detroit Lions in the annual Hall of Fame game as part of enshrinement week.
Allianz survey finds that nearly two-thirds of Americans are more worried about running out of money in retirement than they are about dying.
A large brood of periodical cicadas is due to emerge in the spring of 2025. These maps show where people should expect to see, and hear, the bugs this year.
Dior Chambers started dialysis earlier this month and was told she could wait four to six years before she receives a lifesaving kidney.
Officials say the case was reported in a 1-year-old boy who was exposed to the county's first case, which involved another child.
Health experts say a combination shot, often given in the early months of a child's life, will protect little ones until pre-adolescence.
"We are acting out of an abundance of caution to notify the public as quickly as possible," Dr. Julie Kehdi said.
The Affordable Care Act requires health insurers and group health plans to cover certain preventive-care services recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force at no cost to patients.
Reese Olson allowed two hits in 7 1/3 scoreless innings as the Detroit Tigers defeated the San Diego Padres 6-0 to win a three-game series.
The Los Angeles Chargers will take on the Detroit Lions in the annual Hall of Fame game as part of enshrinement week.
Nick Pivetta allowed two hits over seven innings and the San Diego Padres recorded their seventh shutout of the season with a 2-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers.
Ahead of Games 3 and 4, the Pistons announced Tuesday fan giveaways as well as new food and merchandise offerings.
Cade Cunningham had 33 points and 12 rebounds and the Pistons beat the Knicks 100-94 on Monday night in Game 2 of their playoff series.
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It's a look at the Detroit Public Schools Community Foundation and how things are going as Kerrie Mitchell, CEO, appears on Michigan Matters to give an update.
Lawrence Technological University is 93 years old with a strong regional imprint, which Dr. Tarek Sobh talks about on Michigan Matters.
A trio of experts talks about consumer needs when it comes to transit, which are evolving.
David Wasserman appears and talks about the two political parties.
Dior Chambers started dialysis earlier this month and was told she could wait four to six years before she receives a lifesaving kidney.
Warm and sunny skies will last through Thursday before rain and storms return on Friday evening.
The investigation of a blast that sparked chaos at an industrial building in Roseville, Michigan, continues.
Tucked next to the iconic Faygo plant on Detroit's east side is a liquor store that's also a gallery, and it might just be one of the city's most creative hidden gems. Liquor Basket Gratiot is home to Push Gallery, Detroit's only art gallery housed inside a fully operational liquor store. It's the brainchild of Dominick Lemonious, an artist by trade and the store's manager.
Whooping cough is described as a brutal hacking that can lead to vomiting, but it is preventable. Health experts say a combination shot, often given in the early months of a child's life, will protect little ones until pre-adolescence. Then, doctors recommend booster shots.