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Juneteenth is a federal holiday, commemorating the day that enslaved Africans in Texas were ultimately emancipated from slavery, two and half years after Lincoln decreed the Emancipation Proclamation. Before it was...

Social equity does not work? But why?  For some strange reason, we have begun to interchange the words equity and equality. And, yes, they do share similar meanings to a...

The origins of 4/20 are hazy. Some 4/20 rumors that say 420 is the California penal code for marijuana convictions — it’s not. Others say that the New York,...

Detroit’s delayed recreational cannabis ordinance was finally approved by its city council. Black and Brown legacy residents can begin to meaningfully participate in the city’s billion-dollar cannabis industry. Legislative Lead...

Returning to Michigan after 20 years in Chicago, Cimone saw first-hand the lack of job opportunities, limited industries, and poverty that were prominent in her hometown. In 2010, her...