The Isabella County Human Rights Committee’s 3rd Annual Let Peace Reign event is scheduled for Sept. 19 from 5-7 p.m. virtually and will feature a variety of speakers.
The presidents of Central Michigan University, Mid Michigan College, Saginaw Valley State University, and Delta College each have a unique approach to guiding their institutions to join the conversation about racial injustice.
Fear of accessing public health programs, vulnerable working conditions, and lack of access to federal pandemic relief all contribute to immigrants being more susceptible to the pandemic than most.
Four members of the Midland community on how Midland can both support and attract a more diverse population.
A multi-cultural group of past students at Midland Public Schools is aiming to change how issues of race are taught within education, reported in schools and considered by all through an effort called Anti-Racist Midland.
Erin Patrice, founder of 4 Steps 2 the Sun and The Breaking Bread Village on connecting with others who may be different than you and advocating for positive change in Midland.
Less than a century ago hundreds of Native American children were taken from their families and sent to a Mt. Pleasant boarding school in an attempt to assimilate them into white culture. Now, the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan is working with a professor at Central Michigan University to build a picture of what life would have been like at the school and rehabilitate the grounds.
Like many others, Sarah Bloomfield, a hospice nurse for MidMichigan Home Care at the Woodland Hospice House in Mt. Pleasant, has been making face masks to protect herself during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, her masks aren't like others you may see since hers are designed so the hearing-impaired can still lip-read.
Women are joining the construction industry now more so than ever. In advance of Women in Construction Week (WIC), see what women at one local company are doing to make their own path.
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