Author: Lea Vigi

HighScope: Ensuring adequate early childhood education & care

Jul 2, 2020

Stacey Abrams, Chastity Pratt and Dr. Iheoma Iruka, Chief Research Innovation Officer at HighScope talk about the importance of pre-K learning, ensuring adequate early childhood education and day care in the long term.

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7/5/20: American Black Journal – COVID-19 Impact on Mental Health / Racial Disparities During the Pandemic / Music by Anita Dumar

Jul 2, 2020

Stephen talks with the Rev. Horace Sheffield III, the head of DABO (Detroit Association of Black Organizations), about his personal battle with COVID-19 and the impact of the virus on Detroiters.

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7/2/20: One Detroit – Eviction Concerns / Police Brutality & Systemic Racism Roundtable / Benny Napoleon / Shatila Bakery

Jul 2, 2020

An in-depth discussion of the national and global protests against police brutality and systemic racism.

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Should Black Americans need to keep explaining racism to white people?

Jul 1, 2020

Will Glover asks The Root senior writer Michael Harriot about when Black Americans should stop having to explain what is and is not racism to white people.

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Detroit Free Press: Fear and loathing in the service industry as metro Detroit restaurants begin reopening

Jul 1, 2020

As Michigan’s 350,000 laid-off hospitality workers begin returning to work, some are questioning why they’re being called back so quickly during a health crisis.

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$2.45M West Bloomfield home is V-shaped, has lake views from every room
by Detroit Free Press (GANNETT Syndication Service)
Besides its original architecture the house has flourishes by Michigan sculptor Gary Kulak, who is head of Cranbrook Schools Fine Arts Department.
University of Michigan: Leaked emails, passwords were from '3rd-party data breaches'
by Detroit Free Press (GANNETT Syndication Service)
University of Michigan says a breach of student email addresses and passwords was the result of older "third-party data breaches".
Michigan school leaders support reopening plan, but still have worries
by Detroit Free Press (GANNETT Syndication Service)
Local educators for the most part praised a school reopening road map announced Tuesday by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
GM quietly helped company set up ventilator assembly line after a cold call
by Detroit Free Press (GANNETT Syndication Service)
One man's cold call from Nevada to GM inspired the ultimate transformation of an assembly line. It's now pumping out a ventilator every 45 minutes.
Will Fourth of July ever be the same? Not if we're fortunate enough to evolve as a nation
by Detroit Free Press (GANNETT Syndication Service)
Flags, barbecues and fireworks are traditions of many Independence Day celebrations. It's time to look at what some patriotic gestures really mean.

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Amid furor over monuments, Trump seeks `garden' of US heroes

His idea, conveyed in a speech Friday night at Mount Rushmore and expanded on in an executive order, comes as elected officials and institutions are reckoning with whether it is appropriate to continue to honor people, including past presidents, who benefited from slavery or espoused racist views, with monuments or buildings and streets named after them.
Trump entices masses with capital event as virus cases rise

Several hours before Trump's "Salute for America" celebration, people filed to the National Mall in baking heat and took shade under the scattered trees while, not far away, music wafted from a party on the White House South Lawn. To come: Trump's speech from the White House grounds, a military air show and a more ambitious fireworks display than has been seen in years.
Native Americans protest Trump's Mt. Rushmore rally

In a fiery speech, President Trump railed against "angry mobs" that were trying to "tear down statues" at a rally at Mt. Rushmore on Friday. Despite warnings, there were few facemasks and little social distancing at the event, which saw protests by Native Americans on roads leading up to the site. Chase Iron Eyes, Special Adviser to the Oglala Sioux tribe president joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss.