Civil Rights

Legislation to ban discrimination against people based on their natural hair texture and related styles made it out of the Michigan Senate today [TUES].

The state Senate gave final approval today to a bill that would prohibit discrimination against people who’ve had an abortion.

Amid a rise in anti-Asian hate, what we do — and don't do — has a lasting impact on not only us but future generations, says David Han of the Michigan Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission.

Tomorrow, civic leaders in Lansing are dedicating a new state historical marker honoring civil rights legend Malcolm X.

Residents of an Ann Arbor neighborhood have repealed a racist covenant that was still on their deeds despite being illegal.

After more than 20 years of fighting, community leaders are celebrating the renaming of two Grand Rapids streets after Civil Rights Icons Martin Luther King and Cesar Chavez.