Tag Archives: empathy

Meryl Streep just made me tear up talking about the importance of empathy and the press

By Mark | January 8, 2017

Posted in Other, Politics | Also tagged Donald Trump, Golden Globes, journalism, Meryl Streep, press | 126 Comments

The ACLU of Michigan calls for apology and restorative practices in the wake of racial taunts by Royal Oak Middle school students

By Mark | November 18, 2016

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 […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Michigan, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized | Also tagged ACLU, ACLU Michigan, Alicia Ramon, discipline, discrimination, Donald Trump, Mark Fancher, racial intimidation, Racial Justice Project, racism, restorative justice, restorative practices, Royal Oak, Royal Oak Middle School, Shawn Lewis-Lakin | 23 Comments

Homeless students share their stories, a Flint mother tells about the poisoning of her family, and a local business owner divulges details of his rock and roll past… on episode 36 of The Saturday Six Pack

By Mark | January 19, 2016

HOMELESSNESS AMONG STUDENTS IN WASHTENAW COUNTY… After kicking things off with the awesome into song written by our recent guest Frank Allison, we jumped right into things with Eastern Michigan University student Ramone Williams, the subject of a recent investigative piece on homelessness among Michigan’s college students. Williams told us about the circumstances that lead […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Civil Liberties, Corporate Crime, Local Business, Michigan, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized | Also tagged Allie Schachter, anemia, Brittney Barros, charity, Chris Stranad, citizen scientist, Coming Down is Harder, compassion, corrosion control, coverups, Eastern Michigan University, Education Project for Homeless Youth, Emergency Manager, EMU, entrepreneurship, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, failure to thrive, Fantasee Lighting, Flint, Flint River, Grand Funk Railroad, Grande Ballroom, Grateful, homelessness, housing instability, Illuminart, Kate de Fuccio, Keith Richards, lead, Lead and Copper Rule, lead poisoning, Led Zeppelin, Lee Anne Walters, lighting, Magic, Marc Edwards, McKinney-Vento, MDEQ, Megan DeVoe, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, National Science Foundation, Ozone House, Pete Larson, public health, public health emergency, Ramone Williams, Rick Snyder, scandals, Six Pack Portrait Project, Stefan Graf, things I'm thankful for, water | 12 Comments

The right would rather mock Obama for his tears than respond to the content of what he was saying about our problem with guns in this country

By Mark | January 5, 2016

Today, while announcing the gun control reforms he intends to pass by way of executive order, President Obama became emotional. He got to the point in his speech where he referenced the first-graders who were killed a few years ago in Newtown, Connecticut, and, because he’s a decent man, and a caring father, he began […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Andrea Tantaros, background checks, Charleston, crying, Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, fake crying, gun control, gun violence, guns, Newtown, NRA, Obama, Zaevion Dobson | 9 Comments

Ypsi’s newest startup, Hyperion Coffee, wants to do more than just roast the best coffee in the world

By Mark | February 4, 2015

At some point in the next six weeks or so, a new business will be opening in Depot Town, a coffee roastery by the name of Hyperion. It’s the brainchild of Eric Mullins and Dan Kubera, both of whom were, until recently, employees of Ypsilanti’s Ugly Mug. Here, with more, is the transcript of a […]