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Susan J. Demas Editor’s note: In February 2017, while marking African American History Month, former President Donald Trump praised…

Far between sundown’s finishAn’ midnights broken tollWe ducked inside the doorway, thunder crashingAs majestic bells of boltsStruck shadows in the…

Kentucky Historical Marker | Ken Coleman photo On July 3, 1831, Thornton and Lucie Blackburn, Black slaves, bolted from Louisville, Ky.,…

From left to right: Kenneyatta Cochran, Ken Whittaker, Jocelyn Benson, Art Reyes and Jacquelyn Jones. | SEIU photo Michigan Secretary of…

Stephen Maturen/Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court upheld Arizona’s ban on third-party ballot collections, reversing the 9th Circuit’s…

Getty Images After years of restrictive policies that prevented most families from receiving any assistance with their childcare costs,…

Every now and then, an environmental news headline jumps out at you as though it was printed in 12-inch lettering on a newspaper front page or…

Residents in a Grosse Pointe Park neighborhood throw out damaged belongings after the flooding on July 1, 2021 | Ken Coleman Greg Bowens, a…

For years, American presidents have held annual meetings with Federal Emergency Management Agency officials to plan ahead for the Atlantic hurricane…

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gives her third State of the State address, Jan. 27, 2021 | Whitmer office photo Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday…