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Civil rights groups urge Congress to combat police brutality
WASHINGTON — Hundreds of civil rights organizations, including some based in Michigan, urged U.S. congressional leaders to quickly pass legislation to address police killings of Black people in the wake of a series of recent deaths that have ignited protests around the country. “In recent weeks, the chronic structural issue of police killings against Black […]
Gilchrist talks about ‘pain’ of police brutality, Whitmer calls Trump comments ‘dangerous’
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday responded to President Trump’s demand for governors to crack down on people protesting police brutality, calling the president’s comments “dangerous” and “deeply disturbing.” In a statement, Whitmer confirmed she had been on a Monday morning call with the president, other governors and law enforcement officials. During that call, Trump urged […]
Updated: Police remove woman after allegedly threatening to kill Lansing protesters
Updated, 9:42 a.m., 6/1/20 A car ended up burnt to a crisp. Downtown Lansing was filled with broken glass and screaming. The police brutality protest went sour Sunday evening after being mostly peaceful earlier in the day. There was a literal night-and-day difference, with the protest that took place late morning and early afternoon calling […]
Hundreds gather to clean up Grand Rapids damage after protest
Caitlynn Bupp stood outside Uccello’s Ristorante in downtown Grand Rapids late Saturday night to steer protesters away from damaging the restaurant at which she works. And on Sunday, she returned to hand out pizza to hundreds of people who turned out to clean up the damage left from the night before. “We have to give […]
Ken Coleman: Use your passion in your backyard. Detroiters got Detroit covered.
I covered last Friday’s George Floyd killing protest in downtown Detroit and was struck by the number of men and women who attended. I saw Detroit activists with whom I am very familiar. I saw Detroit City Council Member Mary Sheffield and Detroit Board of Police Commission Member Willie Burton, two elected officials who represent […]
Rural hospitals gird for unwinding of pandemic Medicaid coverage
Donald Lloyd, CEO and president of St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead, Kentucky, has spent more than a year dealing with higher costs for food and medical supplies for his regional hospital. Now he’s trying to prepare for another financial hit — the loss of Medicaid reimbursements for treating people in rural Appalachia. “We are all […]