Detroit has 21 public library branches and is the fourth largest public library system in the United States. With this many locations, it shouldn’t be a problem for citizens to find a good book to read or a place to study.

Henry Ford College, in collaboration with the League of Women Voters, hosted the 14th Annual Michigan Student Political Issues Convention for students from various educational institutions in and around Michigan.

The 1960s were a time of rising social tension throughout The United States. Racial conflicts and anti-Vietnam War sentiments were especially high in Detroit.

In April 2015, 25-year-old African American Baltimore resident Freddie Gray died from injuries sustained while in police custody.

In January of this year, the Supreme Court made retroactive a 2012 ruling striking down mandatory life sentences without parole for juveniles.

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While Henry Ford College’s deaf community consists of a small number of students, interest in American Sign Language (ASL) and deaf culture has been steadily growing. Last fall semester, ASL classes 1, 2, and 3 were added to the school’s curriculum.

A small unopened box arrived from Amazon one school morning. Spain Elementary School counselors, Lakia Wilson and Samantha Hoskin, wondered what it was before indifferently cutting a line across the opening.

Two relatively new companies Uber, and Lyft, founded in 2009 and 2012 respectively, have revolutionized public transportation by offering jobs and affordable transportation alternatives.

Personal autonomy, the ethical principle of a person’s right to control their own body, has been a guiding principle in the United States since the abolition of slavery.