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A Michigan project is celebrating the rich history of community farmers and gardeners.
The @YpsiLibrary is creating a digital archive to collect and share these stories of Black, Indigenous and other food growers.
@NewsHour's @fkwang reports👇
https://t.co/pzxapJ4ct1
In Michigan, there's a push to make pregnancy and childbirth safer for people of color.
Lawmakers reintroduced a series of bills this month that focused on addressing gaps in maternal healthcare for people of color.
@NewsHour's @fkwang reports👇
https://t.co/oZyj9Owws4
Dearborn Public Schools will have a Muslim-majority board for the first time in history.
2 new board members were elected Nov. 5th. 4 of the 7 school board members who oversee the 3rd largest school district in Michigan will be Muslims of Arab descent. https://t.co/YKutFFCazb
In every state where paid sick leave was on the ballot, voters approved it. On Election Day, measures in Missouri, Alaska and Nebraska passed by wide margins: In Alaska, 57 percent of voters approved it, in Missouri it was 58 percent and in Nebraska a whopping 74 percent. (via @19thnews)
https://t.co/LwWxdUfDvm
Update: Troy schools board president Karl Schmidt lost his reelection bid after his racist emails against Asians were discovered: https://t.co/MptSJvwTSC
If you’re a victim of a crime, you're told to go to the police and report it.
But what happens when they don’t believe you?
From the Center of Investigative Reporting, Rachel de Leon tells how far one child had to go to prove her innocence. https://t.co/JiuX5lple4
Roland Hwang has won a seat on the Northville Township board, becoming the only Democrat on the board of the Detroit suburb. Hwang is a longtime Asian-American activist who was active on the Vincent Chin murder case about 40 years ago.
My 3,200-word report last week explaining the historic outreach by Republicans to Arab-Americans and Muslims in Michigan:
https://t.co/YWOXh0uON8 https://t.co/YWOXh0uON8
Quincy Jones was revered as a record producer, songwriter, composer, arranger and performer through his seven decades in the music business. https://t.co/Bn3HMVR3CB
For many Muslim and Arab Americans, Israel’s wars in Gaza, Lebanon, and the wider Middle East are personal, and so is this election. https://t.co/1exWlduV8J