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Muhammad Aziz, center, stands outside the courthouse with members of his family after his conviction in the killing of Malcolm X was vacated on Thursday in New York. A Manhattan judge dismissed the convictions of Aziz and the late Khalil Islam, after prosecutors and the lawyers said a renewed investigation found new evidence that the men were not involved with the killing.

2 men convicted of killing civil rights leader Malcolm X are exonerated in court

Muhammad Aziz and Khalil Islam spent more than a half-century being thought of as murderers of one of the nation's most important Black leaders in 1965.

A once-bountiful fish was wiped out of Michigan. Now, researchers think they can bring it back.

For decades, researchers have been trying to bring back this iconic fish to Michigan—the arctic grayling—without success. Now, more than 50 collaborators…

Michigan receives almost $80 million in federal grant money to counter opioid crisis

Michigan is receiving nearly $80 million in federal funding to help counter the opioid crisis across the state. The Michigan Department of Health and…

Should Michigan legalize sports gambling?

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a law giving Nevada a monopoly over legal sports gambling. And there were immediately voices clamoring to…

Dorothy Aldridge and Sylvia Morgan in front of an exhibit at the National Civil Rights Museum? in Memphis? showcasing Detroit activist Viola Liuzzo, who was murdered by the Ku Klux Klan while driving black voting rights activists between Selma and Montgom

Michigan high school students head south to learn more about civil rights era

How do you get students to really appreciate history?One powerful way is to get those students out of the classroom and take them to historic sites,…

Human Rights Campaign president Alphonso David speaks to supporters on Saturday Dec.19, 2020 during a get-out-the-vote event at a private residence in Dunwoody, Ga. David has filed a lawsuit against the organization in federal court, alleging that he was underpaid and then terminated because he is Black.

First Black leader of Human Rights Campaign sues, says he was fired because of race

Alphonso David also said during contract negotiations HRC board members "acknowledged" that he was severely underpaid in comparison to his white predecessor "because of his race."

Ford Focus being assembled at the Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne. The Associated Press reports that a shortage of dashboards is slowing production.

Gutting NAFTA will gut Michigan

My guess is that virtually everyone who even half-heartedly follows the news knows that a Republican senator from Tennessee called the White House an…

Mark Zuckerberg’s visit offers a glimpse into Michigan’s future

The Next IdeaFacebook’s 32-year-old billionaire founder, Mark Zuckerberg, has been touring the country. He made stops in Michigan recently. He toured…

Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency hires new leadership

Michigan's Unemployment Insurance Agency will soon have new leadership.The hiring of Steve Gray was announced on Monday.Gray helped to create legislation…

How black pioneers built lives in Michigan before the state was founded

America’s Great Migration between World War I and II brought millions of Southerners, both black and white, to places like Michigan to escape the economic…

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