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, ACLU Michigan, Alicia Ramon, discipline, discrimination, Donald Trump, empathy, Mark Fancher, racial intimidation, racism, restorative justice, restorative practices, Royal Oak, Royal Oak Middle School, Shawn Lewis-Lakin 23 Comments
Elected leaders and civil rights organizers join Sheriff Clayton to discuss the policing of communities of color at Unity Town Hall
This evening I attended the Unity Town Hall at Eastern Michigan Union, during which Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, Black Lives Matter Organizer Myles McGuire, Wahstenaw County Sheriff Jerry Clayton, Mark Fancher of the Michigan ACLU’s Racial Justice Project, and Washtenaw County Prosecutor Brian Mackie sat before an audience of about 250, responding to questions about civil […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Civil Liberties, Michigan, Ypsilanti Also tagged ACLU, Aura Rosser, black lives matter, Brian Mackie, de-escalation, Debbie Dingell, dismantling of public education, drugs, fear, Jerry Clayton, Mark Fancher, mental health, Mobile Justice, Myles McGuire, police violence, public education, Seattle, slavery, social work, threats to public education, Unity Town Hall, Washtenaw County, Washtenaw County Prosecutor 15 Comments