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Social Justice Aimee Stephens, photo courtesy the American Civil Liberties Union
Social Justice Why the Late Aimee Stephens, a Transgender Civil Rights Hero, is a Michigan Woman to Celebrate

Donna Stephens opens up about her wife, the late LBGTQ rights champion Aimee Stephens, and her enduring legacy for Women's History Month.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel March 26, 2021 2:04 pm EDT
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Social Justice The US Had the Deadliest Year for Trans Women Again. This Is How Michigan Is Reacting.

In a year that brought some major victories for transgender Americans, over 40 were murdered for their identity.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel December 15, 2020 11:00 am EST
Social Justice In this Oct. 8, 2019 file photo, supporters of LGBT rights stage a protest on the street in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. The Supreme Court has ruled that a landmark civil rights law protects gay, lesbian, and transgender people from discrimination in employment. It's a resounding victory for LGBT rights from a conservative court. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
Social Justice Michigan Businesses Can Legally Discriminate Against LGBTQ Customers—for Now

Rouch World's discrimination against LGBTQ patrons being upheld by a Michigan court is a step toward ending LGBTQ discrimination. Here's why.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel December 11, 2020 3:05 pm EST
Social Justice Cold weather doesn't have to stop Michiganders from advocating for their rights.
Social Justice Keep Going Michigan: Advocating for Your Rights

Protests and demonstrations may be prominent in warmer months, but there are many ways to continue the fight for your rights.

Ellen Chamberlain Ellen Chamberlain December 9, 2020 3:48 pm EST
Law and Policy A bipartisan group in the House and Senate delivered a rebuke of Trump's response to summer protests with a defense bill that requires federal officers to identify themselves at demonstrations. Image via Shutterstock
Law and Policy Mysterious Federal Officers Cracked Down on Protesters This Summer. Congress May Finally Be Responding.

Congress' annual defense authorization bill requires federal law enforcement agents to display identification while enacting with citizens, a seeming rebuke of actions at this year's protests.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil December 4, 2020 4:07 pm EST

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Coronavirus A Michigan Republican Compared Swimming Pool Drownings with COVID-19. She Couldn’t Be More Off Base.
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Social Justice Aimee Stephens talks during in an interview in Ferndale, Mich., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019. The Supreme Court will hear Stephens' case Oct. 8 over whether federal civil rights law that bars job discrimination on the basis of sex protects transgender people. Other arguments that day deal with whether the same law covers sexual orientation. Amid their annual vigils for transgender homicide victims, trans-rights activists in the U.S. are trying to maintain long-term optimism even as many hard-won protections are under threat. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Social Justice Aimee Stephens’ Estate Will Receive More Than $100,000 in Discrimination Settlement

Stephens died weeks before the US Supreme Court decided she was protected under civil rights law. Now her former employer has to pay up.

Associated Press Associated Press December 1, 2020 10:02 am EST
Environment Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has appointed more than a dozen Black leaders from across the state to the newly formed Black Leadership Advisory Council.
Environment Here Are the Appointees to Michigan’s New Black Leadership Advisory Council

The diverse group of established leaders prove that Black Michiganders are not monolithic—and they’re ready to disrupt the status quo.

Ellen Chamberlain Ellen Chamberlain November 17, 2020 2:40 pm EST