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Apr 30, 2024

For Arab American Heritage Month, A Story of Rights, Identity, and Building Power in Michigan

Michigan is home to the country’s largest concentration of Arab Americans and I am just one of thousands of Arab Americans who call this state home. I am a second generation Palestinian American, descending...

By Jessica Ayoub

Michigan is home to the country’s largest concentration of Arab Americans and I am just one of thousands of Arab Americans who call this state home. I am a second generation Palestinian American, descending...

By Jessica Ayoub
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Head shot of Jessica Ayoub
Apr 25, 2024

Opinion | An awful law led to Flint water disaster. Why it is still in place?

Ten years ago, fateful decisions made by a series of appointed emergency managers came to fruition in Flint, when a group of smiling officials raised glasses of water in a toast at the city’s water...

By Curt Guyette

Ten years ago, fateful decisions made by a series of appointed emergency managers came to fruition in Flint, when a group of smiling officials raised glasses of water in a toast at the city’s water...

By Curt Guyette
Head shot of Curt Guyette
Head shot of Curt Guyette
Apr 25, 2024

Fighting for Flint: Reflecting after 10 years

When the disastrous decision was made 10 years ago today to change Flint’s drinking water source from the Detroit system to the Flint River, city residents knew instantly that it was an abysmal move. And...

When the disastrous decision was made 10 years ago today to change Flint’s drinking water source from the Detroit system to the Flint River, city residents knew instantly that it was an abysmal move. And...

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Fighting for Flint 10 Year Banner
Mar 25, 2024

HOSTILE TERRITORY: MAPPING MICHIGAN’S ANTI-LGBTQ+ MOVEMENT & OTHER GOVERNMENT ACTS OF CENSORSHIP

In Michigan and across the country there has been an unprecedented proliferation of attempts to ban books. In response, the ACLU of Michigan has created Hostile Territory: Mapping Michigan’s Anti-LGBTQ+...

In Michigan and across the country there has been an unprecedented proliferation of attempts to ban books. In response, the ACLU of Michigan has created Hostile Territory: Mapping Michigan’s Anti-LGBTQ+...

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LGBTQ Map 580x304.png
Mar 4, 2024

Spotlight on Women's History Month

To celebrate Women’s History Month, some ACLU of Michigan staff wrote about a woman whom they admire. While the diversity of the women chosen is wide-ranging in their identities and accomplishments, all...

To celebrate Women’s History Month, some ACLU of Michigan staff wrote about a woman whom they admire. While the diversity of the women chosen is wide-ranging in their identities and accomplishments, all...

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abortion rights protest
Feb 8, 2024

The Struggle to End Racist Policing

An important step forward in a long journey
By Mark P. Fancher
An important step forward in a long journey
By Mark P. Fancher
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