Government, business leaders of New Detroit coalition continues fight for racial justice

New Detroit grew out of the rebellion of 1967 and was formed by Michigan Governor George Romney, Detroit Mayor Jerome Cavanaugh and business executive Joseph Hudson. 

Activist group putting racial profiling billboard outside Livonia hoping to spur change

The Facebook group Livonia Citizens Caring about Black Lives is hoping to see police stop data after erecting a bold billboard accusing the Livonia police of racial profiling.

Washtenaw County declares racism a public health crisis

When Elena was 9 years old, she realized she was not okay with the lack of minority representation in the books she was reading.

Farmington Hills girl reviews books that include children of color for online blog

Elena is a book critic and at 11 years old, she has been offering her opinion on literature for two years now. Her friend's mom, who is an author, planted a seed.

Urge to rename Cass Tech heats up: Lewis Cass was slave owner and helped cause Trail of Tears

What is in a name? For some, everything. For others it is what you make of it, and such is the conversation about renaming Cass Tech, one of Detroit's most prestigious schools- and one named after an enslaver.

Protesters call for resignation, charges after Detroit police accelerate car through crowd

The group Detroit Will Breathe held a rally Monday evening demanding the officers who drove through a crowd of protesters be identified, fired and charged. The group is also calling for Chief Craig to resign.

Video shows Detroit police cruiser driving through demonstrators after being surrounded during protests

Detroit Police are investigating a scene that took place Sunday night after cell phone footage revealed a squad car speeding through a congregation of demonstrators. People are seen being flung from the hood as the vehicle accelerates away

House Democrats pass sweeping police overhaul, Senate stalls

House Democrats approved a far-reaching police overhaul Thursday, a vote heavy with emotion and symbolism as a divided Congress struggles to address the global outcry over the deaths of George Floyd and other Black Americans.

Shelby Twp residents, activists protest after offensive meme post by trustee

But just a few days later, trustee John Vermeulen shared an offensive meme of the "Aunt Jemima" character and the "Quaker Oats man" in bed together with the saying "Can't we all just get along" over them, which many deem as racist. 

Accuracy of DPD facial recognition tech under fire after ACLU complaint with dropped charges

"You cannot deny the amount of research that has come out that says that African-Americans are misidentified more than other races," said Detroit City Councilwoman Mary Sheffield. "And we have a majority black city." 

Another violent night in Detroit as police respond to five shootings

Following a busy weekend for Detroit Police who responded to more than two dozen people were injured by gunfire, officers had their hands full Tuesday night and Wednesday morning when they got called to five more incidents.

Code 22 protests held with 22 minutes of silence denouncing police brutality, criminal violence

The protest condemned the police killings of Black men and women and the kind of violence that unfolded this past weekend. Four people were killed and 25 were shot including two children.