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White Fragility author Robin DiAngelo says that the status quo in the United States is racism, and for white people, that's comfortable. "We've got to start making it uncomfortable," she says.

Sheila O'Connor never knew her maternal grandmother, who was imprisoned in a state reform school when she became pregnant at 15. But now, she's reconstructed her grandmother's life in fictional form.

Throughout his career, Edmund Morris repeatedly showed boredom, even disdain, for the traditional biography. In turn, he sometimes injected his books with an artistic flair that got in the way.

The future of mental health in the state of Michigan is at a crossroads. Governor Rick Snyder has $2.4 billion in mental health care funding to spend.…

Some Americans, fearing food shortages from COVID-19, have cleaned out supermarket shelves. Yet there's too much food in some places. Farmers are dumping milk and vegetables that they can't sell.

When you call the city of Melvindale’s Department of Water and Public Works these days, you’ll hear a message that goes like this:“If you’re calling…

A lot of economists like the idea of putting a price on the use of fossil fuels, as a way to tackle climate change.But it’s been a hard sell politically.A…

Energy policy will change under the new administration and state policies in places such as Michigan are more likely to look like Trump policies than…

In 1969, the blues threw a party in Ann Arbor.James Partridge, founder of the Ann Arbor Blues Society, calls that party “the first blues festival…

While early research suggests the condition is rare, experts are still racing to answer even the most basic questions about the illness — such as why some children are more susceptible than others.