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Michigan organizers say the work is not done after a Minnesota jury returned a guilty verdict for Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd.
In Detroit, the group Detroit Will Breathe held a rally following the verdict. In Grand Rapids, organizers with Justice for Black Lives held a march. (Michigan Radio)
Western Michigan University President Edward Montgomery issued a statement saying in part
“We must do our part to continually elevate respect and human dignity to aid the march toward justice.”
Detroit Police Chief James Craig, who has had a contentious relationship with anti-police brutality protesters, says the jury got it right.
One public Michigan university is requiring COVID-19 vaccination for students. Will others do the same?
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Visitors enter from the Jack Roth Stadium Club entrance as Michigan Medicine healthcare workers administer the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020.Jacob Hamilton | The Ann Arbor News
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Michigan colleges and universities are announcing plans for in-person classes in the fall, and many are discussing whether or not students should have to get a COVID-19 vaccination before they arrive.
So far, only one of Michigan’s 15 public universities – Oakland University – has a COVID-19 vaccination requirement, according to Dan Hurley, president of the Michigan Association of State Universities.
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Former Michigan Speaker of the House Lee Chatfield. (Photo courtesy of Michigan House GOP).
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – More organizations in the Kalamazoo area are separating themselves from the economic development organization Southwest Michigan First, after it announced the hiring of former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield as its new CEO.
Chatfield, a Republican, has since taken criticism for policy stances while a legislative leader, such as when he opposed legislation that would expand civil rights protections to include gender identity and sexual orientation in 2019, saying at the time he believed it would infringe on religious freedom.
In a release issued Friday, officials with The Kalamazoo Promise said âGiven the recent hire of Southwest Michigan Firstâs CEO, and the position heâs held in regard to matters of diversity, equity and inclusion, The Kalamazoo Promise has decided to separate ties from the SWMF Board of Directors.â