A few days ago, as you may recall, I interviewed Alicia Ramon, the mother of a student at Royal Oak Middle School, about a series of racist incidents that had been directed at her daughter, Josie, and her fellow students of color. During that interview, as you may also recall, Ramon mentioned that she and […]
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The ACLU of Michigan calls for apology and restorative practices in the wake of racial taunts by Royal Oak Middle school students
Posted in Civil Liberties, Michigan, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized Also tagged ACLU, Alicia Ramon, discipline, discrimination, Donald Trump, empathy, Mark Fancher, racial intimidation, Racial Justice Project, racism, restorative justice, restorative practices, Royal Oak, Royal Oak Middle School, Shawn Lewis-Lakin 23 Comments
On being named one of the Detroit area’s “influential independent journalists”
I somehow got cited as being one of the Detroit area’s “most influential independent journalists” in Metormode today, alongside Curt Guyette, of the ACLU, and Steve Neavling, of Motor City Muckraker, both of whom do fantastic, serious work. I’m not sure why I was selected for this honor. Maybe I was meant to represent all […]