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Andrea Plaid

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Andrea Plaid’s work on race, gender, sex, and sexuality has appeared at Newsweek.com, Vogue.com, The Guardian, In These Times, MadameNoire, HelloBeautiful and Rewire. Her commentary has appeared on MSNBC, Chicago Tribune, and Washington Post. She is writing the forthcoming stylebook, Penning with the People, for The Feminist Wire/University of Arizona Press’ book series. Originally from Toledo, Ohio, Andrea now lives in Corktown.

Protecting seniors from scams online and offline

As our society becomes increasingly connected through technology, older adults are more vulnerable than ever to scams and fraudulent activities. Scammers often target seniors...

The Black LGBTQIA+ struggle for equal pay

In the fight for equal rights and opportunities, the LGBTQIA+ community has made significant strides over the years. However, despite progress in various areas,...

The Black LGBTQIA+ Struggle for Equal Pay

In the fight for equal rights and opportunities, the LGBTQIA+ community has made significant strides over the years. However, despite progress in various areas,...

Beverly Jenkins Writes Romance for the Black Woman in All of Us

Photo credit: Michigan Library Association With all the buzzy joy about Shondaland’s “Queen Charlotte,” one could be forgiven for not knowing that another queen who’s...

Biden vetoes GOP’s plan to strike down student-debt forgiveness

President Joe Biden vetoed the GOP-led House of Representative’s plan to stop his efforts to forgive more than $400 million in student loans. The U.S....

Detroit is no longer the Blackest city in America

Detroit is no longer the largest majority-Black city in the United States, according to the U.S. Census. That designation now belongs to Memphis, Tennessee—barely.  The...

U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib joins reparations fight

U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib joined her colleague, U.S. Representative Cori Bush, in calling for the federal government to move on give reparations to the...

The Pink Tax

by Andrea Plaid, Michigan Chronicle  It’s true: people with periods have been and still are taxed for menstruating.    The “pink tax” is a term used to...

Breaking News: Biden Plans to Announce Reelection Campaign

President Joe Biden will run for reelection. According to the Detroit News, Biden and his team will release an announcement video next Tuesday to coincide...

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