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Embracing Our Differences Michigan Executive Director Nancy Margolis explains that the idea behind the workshop was to provide educators from both Ann Arbor Public Schools and Ypsilanti Community Schools with "curriculum they could easily use in their classroom or school."
An annual collaboration among a slew of cross-sector organizations and community members has created 15 teams working to develop solutions to community challenges in Muskegon County.
In this installment of our Voices of Youth series, student writer Nia Stewart examines the issue of pay inequality in women's sports.
The Michigan Municipal League is working to narrow the gender gap in the leadership posts in municipal government. Its Women's Municipal Leadership Program has helped women across the state rise to higher leadership positions in local government. The program has become a national model.
Last year the state formed 11 regional councils to spend about a year addressing health disparities in underserved communities – and they're already set to continue their work beyond that period.
COVID deaths among Black residents also decreased significantly since 2020, after being disproportionately high in the pandemic's early days.
According to a recent study, non-white drivers in Ann Arbor are stopped and searched more frequently than white drivers in routine traffic stops.
The bilingual group helps immigrant students build lasting relationships, as well as learn skills to navigate anxiety, depression, and other mental health challenges.
An innovative initiative is chipping away at health disparities in Detroit’s Hope Village neighborhood by looking to community members as leaders and learners in their own lives.
In this installment of our Voices of Youth series, student writer Maria Farah examines immigration issues in Washtenaw County.
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