Faith based adoption agencies in Michigan that receive tax payer funding will not be allowed to turn away same sex couples of members of the LGBT community. The AG has recognized that a 2015 law that allowed agencies to refuse to help couples of the same sex was discriminatory. And it’s about time! Don’t Miss […]
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Two Michigan environmental regulators implicated in the Flint water scandal pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor Wednesday in exchange for more serious charges being dropped, bringing to six the number of officials who have agreed to such deals. Stephen Busch pleaded no contest to disturbing a public meeting, and Michael Prysby […]
KENTWOOD, Mich. (AP) — Twin sisters who represented different parties when they ran for seats on the same western Michigan county board will not be working side-by-side. Monica Sparks, a Democrat, and her Republican sister, Jessica Ann Tyson, each won their party’s nomination for the Kent County Board of Commissioners in August during the Michigan […]
A 60-year-old man was accused of urinating on a 5-year-old Black girl.
The police are denying tasing while the man is holding the baby -- even though it's on video.
Michigan Governor Bill Snyder announced that the state would shut down the water bottle program in Flint, Michigan and churches and organizations in the area in are preparing to be overwhelmed by a surge of people looking for help. NBC reports that Gov. Snyder announced the change on April 6 after, “strides have been made […]
Life behind bars is no joke. It’s hard enough having to serve a short or indefinite sentence. However, living behind bars pregnant at the age of 26 for protecting your family without killing anyone, that raises an entirely new argument on the double standard of law against Black people in America. Jacque Reid goes Inside Her […]
DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan man whose murder conviction was thrown out after he spent 45 years in prison will not face a second trial. Prosecutor Kym Worthy said Wednesday that she’s dropping the case against Richard Phillips. She says he was the victim of false testimony by a key witness. Worthy says what happened […]
DETROIT (AP) — A former Michigan State Police trooper was charged Wednesday with second-degree murder in the death of a Detroit teenager who crashed an all-terrain vehicle after being shot with a stun gun. Mark Bessner had no “legal justification” to fire his Taser from his moving patrol car while trying to stop 15-year-old Damon […]
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — The Flint City Council has narrowly approved a 30-year agreement to get drinking water from a regional agency, bringing to end one battle among many in the Michigan city still recovering from a lead-tainted water crisis. The deal was approved Tuesday night by a 5-4 vote after hours of debate and […]
“Racism still exists and it’s very serious and it’s right in your neighborhood” – Mikea Eberhart Mikea Eberhart never thought she would be harassed by racists just a few blocks from her home. Until this week. Eberhart, who is nine months pregnant, said she was walking in her Dearborn Heights, Michigan neighborhood to try to […]
When his mother brought him to the hospital, the infant reportedly had a bloated stomach, glossy eyes, and had blood in his diaper.
