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This story originally aired on WKAR in July 2017. In the early 1960’s, Detroit had one of the highest standards of living in the country. But not everyone…
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Authorities in Genesee County are investigating after a black man woke up to find swastikas and slashed tires on his pickup truck.Someone also…
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According to a new report, eliminating racial disparities in Michigan would generate billions of dollars over the next 30 years. “Often people talk about…
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Justin Verlander; Houston Astros; The World Series; Chadia Philyaw; My Brother's And Sister's Keeper; Race Relations; Lansing Catholic.It's not often that…
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White privilege is an issue that’s being discussed more and more in recent years. But what exactly is it?WKAR's Katie Cook explores that question with a…
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Detroit wasn’t the only city in Michigan that experienced racial tension and violence during the turbulent summer of 1967. Disturbances ranging from…
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On July 23rd, 1967, tensions in Detroit boiled over into what came to be known as the Detroit riots. By the time the unrest ended several days later, 43…
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Michigan State University sociology professor Carl Taylor, Ph.D was 17-years-old when disturbances broke out in his Detroit neighborhood on June 23, 1967.…
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It wasn't sweet music that brought Martha Reeves to the microphone at the Fox Theatre that day in July 1967; it was brutal reality.Detroit was burning.…