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Frida Berrigan, It Runs in the Family: On Being Raised By Radicals and Growing Into Rebellious Motherhood

Date: Feb 4th 2015, 5pm  |  News

DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN MOVED TO WEDNESDAY, FEB 4, at 5 PM Wednesday, Feb 4, 5 pm- Life Sciences 113, UDM’s McNichols Campus, 4001 W McNichols (at Livernois), Detroit, MI 48221: Parenting is hard. So is being a peacemaker in a violent world. It Runs in the Family is a book […]

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Movement Perspectives on “Selma”: A Discussion

Date: Feb 4th 2015, 7:15pm  |  News

Wednesday, February 4th, 7:15 pm Royal Oak Public Library: Alabama Civil Rights Veterans Dorothy Aldridge and more With Gloria House Hear the stories, learn the history, listen to critiques, join the discussion. For more information, contact the Michigan Coalition for Human Rights: 313.579.9071 Click here for flyer

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Activist Delegation Provides MCHR Board Members Global Perspective, Moving Accounts of Human Rights Challenges in Middle East and Africa

Posted January 29th, 2015  |  Challenge  |  News  |  Press Releases

Detroit, Mich. — On January 23, 2015, MCHR board members met with a U.S. State Department-sponsored International Visitor Leadership Program delegation from the Middle East and North Africa exploring Human and Civil Rights Advocacy and Awareness. The delegation consisted of 16 individuals from Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Mauritania, Palestinian Territories, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria and […]

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Video of MLK Day 2015 March in 2015 featuring MCHR

Posted January 22nd, 2015  |  News

In case you missed it, here’s a link to video coverage from FOX 2 Detroit of the 2015 MLK Day March that was organized in Detroit. Look for MCHR board members Abayomi Azikiwe, Kim Redigan, Matt Robb, and Cary McGehee!

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5 things you might not know about Martin Luther King Jr.

Posted January 21st, 2015  |  News

This story, written by Elissa Robinson, was originally published in the Detroit Free Press. As we pause to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we thought you might be interested in some of the lesser-known facts about the famous civil rights leader’s life. 1. His name wasn’t always Martin: His birth name was Michael King […]

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