The Republican party in Michigan drew districts so far to their favor that claims of gerrymandering could no longer be ignored. After a decade of these undemocratic districts, justice is being restored with the newly created district map to give Democrats a “fighting chance” in upcoming elections. These new maps were created through bipartisan collaboration […]
The percentage of Black residents fell in the past 10 years, driven out by rising rents and home values. Now, the city is redoubling affordable housing efforts.
July 22, 2021 - 6:20 PM
VIRUS OUTBREAK-NURSING HOMES
Justice Department won t probe Michigan nursing home deaths
LANSING, Mich. (AP) â The Justice Department will not open a civil rights investigation related to COVID-19 deaths in Michiganâs nursing homes. The notification to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday came nearly 11 months after the departmentâs Civil Rights Division requested data from the Democratic governors of four states, including Michigan, and said it was considering whether to investigate under a federal law that protects the rights of people in public nursing homes. Most nursing homes are privately owned. Republicans have criticized Whitmer for allowing recovering COVID-19 patients to return to nursing homes, but she has said doing so complied with federal guidance.
Lawsuit: Michigan Black man wrongfully detained during walk
Corey Williams
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A Black man has filed a $10 million civil rights lawsuit against a suburban Detroit police department and one of its officers, alleging the officer, who is white, wrongfully detained him as he took an early morning walk along a commercial street.
Brian Chaney, 48, said in the complaint that Keego Harbor Officer Richard Lindquist called him a “dog” and detained him for more than 20 minutes at about 6 a.m. on July 14. Chaney said Lindquist only released him after he asked: “What are you going to do next, put your knee into my neck?”