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Michigan Muslim leaders pledge to ‘abandon Biden,’ regardless of the consequences
Activists say they can no longer re-elect a president who did nothing to save thousands of Palestinians
By Steve Neavling
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Joe Biden, election, politics, muslims, Dawud Wallid, Israel, Gaza, genocide, rally, protest, Detroit
Arrest and surveillance of Detroit activist raises questions about police conduct
Peatmoss is accused of defacing a controversial statue of General Custer in Monroe
Tags: Michigan News, News, Crime, General George Armstrong Cluster, protest, police, Monroe, Cop City, surveillance, GPS tackers, Detroit
Activists demand end to inhumane dog experiments at Wayne State
Dogs are being killed in the course of research, says Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, dogs, animal research, animal experiments, Wayne State University, Kimberly Andrews Espy, protest, animal rights
Protesters stage Hamtramck rally after city banned Pride flags
Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib baselessly claims opponents are outside agitators
Tags: Metro Detroit News, LGBTQ+, Hamtramck, Amer Ghalib, LGBTQ, Pride flag, Protest, Hamtramck City Hall, Muslims
Iran’s regime must be held accountable — by Iranians themselves
We all should stand with Iranians protesting against the regime for their dignity and freedom, but nothing could hurt their cause more than Western interference
By Abdul El-Sayed
Tags: The Incision, The Incision, Iran, feminism, Islam, hijab, protest
Students walk out of Birmingham school to rally against anti-LGBTQ+ bills
Nearly 240 bills have been been introduced in state legislatures that would limit the rights of LGBTQ+ people
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, LGBTQ, state House, State Senate, Michigan, students, school, Roeper Middle and Upper School, protest, Birmingham, trans people
Activists call on Michigan corporations to stop funding anti-democracy politicians with guerrilla banner campaign
Some Michigan-based companies continue to fund campaigns of politicians pushing voter restriction bills
Tags: Politics & Elections, Defend Black Voters Coalition, democracy, voting rights, General Motors, DTE Energy, Consumers Energy, Ford, protest
Soldano floats conspiracy theory that Whitmer staged kidnapping plot to influence 2020 election
Soldano is one of 12 Republicans hoping to challenge Whitmer in the 2022 election.
By Andrew Roth, Michigan Advance
Tags: Michigan News, Whitmer, Gretchen Whitmer, Governor Whitmer, kidnap, January 6, protest, verdict, politics, government, Michigan Government, Lansing
Forest defender sits in tree to protest luxury homes development in Ann Arbor
The developer plans to plow down more than 750 trees
Tags: Michigan News, Protest, Concord Pines, Indigenous people, FIGHT Concord Pines, trees, luxury homes, Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor City Council
Democrats call on AG’s Office to investigate Shelby Township police over handling of protesters
Tags: Politics & Elections, Protest, Detroit Will Breathe, Shelby 5, Shelby Township, Democrats, Michigan Democratic Party, Macomb County, 9th Congressional District, 10th Congressional District, Carl Marlinga
Ambassador Bridge reopens after blockade caused tens of millions of dollars in lost wages for Michigan autoworkers
Tags: Michigan News, Michigan, Ambassador Bridge, protest, COVID-19, vaccine mandates, Canada, Police, Auto industry, autoworkers, Gov. Whitmer
Canadian officials threaten truck protesters with forced removal if they don’t leave Ambassador Bridge
Tags: Michigan News, Ambassador Bridge, Canada, Windsor, Ontario, Michigan, auto industry, protest, blockade, vaccine mandate, COVID-19, state of emergency
Protesters rally against World Economic Forum in downtown Detroit
Tags: Detroit, Detroit will Breathe, Tristan Taylor, World Economic Forum, downtown Detroit, Dan Gilbert, capitalism, Jerry Goldberg, protest
Threatening graffiti, other racist incidents prompt student walkout at Bloomfield Hills High School
Tags: Bloomfield Hills High School, protest, walkout, students, racism, education, graffiti
Charges dropped against Detroit cop accused of shooting journalists with rubber bullets
Tags: Detroit, Detroit police, Daniel Debono, protest, Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, Kym Worthy, George Floyd
Protesters temporarily shut down controversial Line 5 pipeline
Tags: Enbridge, direct action, protest, Tuscola County, Michigan, Gov. Whitmer, Line 5 pipeline, oil, Great Lakes, environmental
Hamtramck placed its lawyer on leave after he sent insulting emails to activist with disabilities
Tags: Hamtramck, attorney, wheelchair, Kathleen Angerer, James Allen, Allen Brothers, Protest, petition
‘An alarming time for women in our country’: Hundreds rally in Lansing for reproductive rights
By Allison Donahue, Michigan Advance
Tags: Metro Detroit News, Abortion Rights, Reproductive rights, Protest, March, Lansing, Capitol, Roe v. Wade
Warren city councilman arrested for hawking Trump-related merchandise
Tags: Eddie Kabacinski, Warren, Warren City Council, Utica, police, Donald Trump, protest
Protesters to march against racial profiling on Eight Mile in Detroit on Saturday
Tags: Protest, 8 Mile Detroit, racial profiling, racism, Michigan Liberation, Racial Profiling Across 8 Mile, 313 Care Collective, SWARM, Detroit Will Breathe, Moratorium NOW! Coalition, General Baker Institute.
Michigan Central Station is hiring ‘ambassadors’ to welcome guests
By Lee DeVito
Racist billboards appeared across metro Detroit on Hitler’s birthday
Tiff Massey pays homage to Detroit’s Black culture and style in upcoming DIA exhibit
By Layla McMurtrie