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Southwest Michigan
Arts and Culture
As sponsors pull back, community organizations step up to support Battle Creek’s Pride Festival
Jane Parikh
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Feature Story
Concentrate - Ann Arbor/Ypsi
Equity
U-M students respond to DEI programs' end
Anamika Suresh
Monday, June 16, 2025
Longform
Concentrate - Ann Arbor/Ypsi
Diversity
Photo essay: Ypsi Pride 2025
Lee Van Roth, Doug Coombe, and Patrick Dunn
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Feature Story
Concentrate - Ann Arbor/Ypsi
Arts and Culture
Series spotlighting BIPOC artists at The Ark set to return June 8
Natalia Holtzman
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Longform
Concentrate - Ann Arbor/Ypsi
Community Development
Ypsi organizations rally to support LGBTQ+ community in challenging times
Sarah Rigg
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
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Second Wave - Michigan
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On Board for Autism: Airport simulation helps autistic kids take flight
Estelle Slootmaker
Friday, May 30, 2025
Feature Story
Southwest Michigan
Economic Development
‘Folks aren’t left behind’: Climate change readiness includes protecting homes of most vulnerable
Julie Riddle
Thursday, May 22, 2025
Longform
Southwest Michigan
Economic Development
Dream of Kalamazoo Foundation exemplifies nonprofits' financial underpinning of economic development
Natasha Robinson
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
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Second Wave - Michigan
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Blueprint for school funding would ensure equitable resources in special education
Estelle Slootmaker
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
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Catalyst Midland
Equity
Midland Abilities Parade returns May 17 to celebrate inclusion and accessibility
Misty Barron
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Longform
Southwest Michigan
Safe Communities
'We're all related, we're all connected': Many march for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People
Jane Parikh
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Longform
Concentrate - Ann Arbor/Ypsi
Kids and Education
Washtenaw County families, educators grapple with "uncertainty" of Dept. of Education funding cuts
Sarah Rigg
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
In The News
Southwest Michigan
Equity
Grant is a game-changer for Battle Creek’s R.I.S.E. Corp.
Jane Parikh
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Longform
Southwest Michigan
Community Development
Hands Off! demonstration in Kalamazoo drew nearly 4,000
Mark Wedel
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Longform
Southwest Michigan
Community Development
Hands Off! protest in Battle Creek was an all-hands-on-deck moment
Jane Parikh
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Feature Story
Southwest Michigan
Arts and Culture
Voices of Youth: Queer representation in media and its impacts
Lila McCarthy
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Feature Story
Southwest Michigan
Equity
Village Network leads work to create a Black Wall Street in Battle Creek
Jane Parikh
Thursday, April 3, 2025
Feature Story
Southwest Michigan
Equity
Battle Creek Pride hosts informational workshop in wake of efforts to overturn same-sex marriage
Jane Parikh
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Feature Story
Concentrate - Ann Arbor/Ypsi
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U-M professor explores relationship between trans people and technology in new book
Natalia Holtzman
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
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Southwest Michigan
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Trans folx celebrate Trans Day of Visibility by sharing their artwork in Kalamazoo
Maya James
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
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