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Building racial equity through business. It's all about #TheShift
"Used to be a church right here," Jamiel Robinson says, nodding toward a storefront on South Division in Grand Rapids. "Yeah?" I say, eyeing the business.…
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Today I got an update on a story we reported here in January. It's the story of Michelle Gach, a mother whose parental rights were terminated by a judge…
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When classrooms become all work and no play, kids lose valuable learning experiences
When my oldest daughter started preschool, I was surprised by the amount of homework she would get. She was only four years old, but already bringing home…
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