michigan
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Signs Bill That Will Re-Open Michigan’s Only HBCU
The Pensole Lewis College of Business and Design is slated to be open in March 2022
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$626M Settlement Approved for Flint Water Crisis Victims
The massive amount isn’t enough for some who say there still hasn’t been full accountability.
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Majority-Black Michigan City Has Water Problem That Rivals Flint Water Crisis
Benton Harbor has lead contamination well beyond the federal action levels.
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Michigan Democrats Move to Block Republican Voter Suppression Efforts
Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist is calling on congressional Democrats to pass federal legislation that will counter GOP efforts at the state level to limit access to the ballot box. Gilchrist is urging members of Congress to pass the HR 1 bill, known as the For the People Act, which addresses voting rights, campaign finance…
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#Flint: Judge Denies Former Michigan Governor Request to Dismiss Charges Regarding the Flint Water Crisis
Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is currently facing charges for his role in the ongoing Flint water crisis. A request by Snyder’s legal team to have those charges dismissed was rejected by a judge on Thursday. According to the Associated Press, Snyder’s legal team attempted to get the charges dismissed on a technicality, arguing that since…
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Imprisoned in Michigan for Nearly Four Decades, Walter Forbes Is Freed After Witness Recants Statement
Walter Forbes, a 63-year-old Black man in Michigan, is now free to spend the holidays with his family for the first time in over 37 years. Forbes was recently released from his decadeslong incarceration after the witness who helped imprison him recanted her original testimony this year and acknowledged it was a lie, due to…
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‘Credible Threats of Violence’ Resulted in Michigan Closing Its Legislative Offices Ahead of Electoral College Vote
Before Michigan’s electors voted to certify President-Elect Joe Biden’s electoral win, the threat of violence resulted in all legislative offices being closed in the state. Michigan, sadly, is no stranger to (probably) white folks who’ve lost their goddamn mind because reality hasn’t aligned with their expectations. Earlier this year, a group of far-right, um, activists?…
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Armed 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 of disgruntled and radicalized white people to gather with guns outside the home of Michigan’s chief election official over the weekend. “As my four year old son and I were finishing up decorating the house for Christmas on Saturday…