AuthoritiesĀ plan to ban restraints in youth facilities in response to the death of 16-year-oldĀ Cornelius Frederick.

White supremacist Lee Mouat pleaded guilty to beating Devin Freelon Jr., a Black 18-year-old, in his mouth with a bicycle lock stemming from a racist encounter at a Michigan beach last June.

National

Black residents in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, say they donā€™t feel safe after a KKK flag was displayed in a home's window in a town outside of Detroit.

A Black Wayne County prosecutor said that under state law, hanging a KKK flag in view of a Black family "unfortunately" was no crime.

Snyder's attorneys are arguing to have the case thrown out, claiming the charges filed against him last month should have been filed in Lansing where Snyder's office was located, instead of Genesee County.

Politics

Michiganā€™s former elections director discusses "the race factor" in Detroit for the 2020 presidential election.

Michigan state Rep. Cynthia Johnson was removed from her committee assignments on Wednesday over a Facebook Live where she spoke out against racist threats she received online.

Honestie was not only a victim of COVID-19, but suffered under the weight of state-sanctioned violence in 2017.

Crime

A police officer was recorded on video beating an unarmed Black woman who appeared to be nonviolent until she was brutally accosted without justifiable provocation.

Good News

Big Sean and Rihanna teamed up to donate to COVID-19 relief efforts in Detroit.

Good News

A collective of Detroit-based chefs donated 20,000 meals to the homeless amid the COVID-19 pandemic.