This is the story of my friend Shihab Jackson. It’s also a story about Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit. Two men: a felon and a prosecutor. Both are on trial. Let’s begin on November 3rd, 2020. It’s Election Day. Outside Temple Beth Emeth, a 29-year-old…
LANSING, MI — A group of activists from Sunrise Ann Arbor and associated organizations gathered outside of AF Group this Friday afternoon to protest the insurance company’s contract with the unpopular Cop City project. Accident Fund provides workers’ compensation insurance to Cop City, a proposal…
On April 20th, organizers with Detroit Will Breathe, the Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition, the movement to Stop the Expansion of Camp Grayling, the School of Environment and Sustainability, and Defend Affordable Ypsi, joined with striking members of the Graduate Employees Organization (GEO) at the University…
On April 20th, organizers with Detroit Will Breathe, the Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition, the movement to Stop the Expansion of Camp Grayling, the School of Environment and Sustainability, and Defend Affordable Ypsi, joined with striking members of the Graduate Employees Organization (GEO) at the University…
The Dastardly Kids may not be youngins anymore, but their 2023 double 7” release Delinquent harnesses the raw energy bursting out of their tracks from a decade earlier. Staying close to their Ypsilanti upbringing, the two artists linked up with prolific Detroit producer Omar S…
“STOP CAMP GRAYLING” Protesters disrupted a University of Michigan career fair yesterday, in solidarity with the movement to Stop Camp Grayling. A number of military, police, and surveillance recruiters gathered in a western hall of the Michigan Union when anonymous members from the crowd suddenly…
Just past nightfall on Saturday 1/28 a crowd of 50 to 100 gathered on Eisenhower Parkway, near the 777 building in south Ann Arbor, to protest the police murder in Atlanta of a beloved forest defender known as Tortugita. Many in the crowd wore black from head to toe in mourning; signs commemorating Tortugita and decrying police violence were visible…
On November 17, 2022, negotiations between the University of Michigan and the Graduate Employees’ Organization (GEO) kicked off with a bang. Over 400 graduate workers and community allies rallied and marched to the bargaining room, where they watched as GEO members put forth a platform…
D’Real Graham and Tyler Weston started the open-air porch pantry earlier in the pandemic when increased food scarcity and social distancing made it a clever solution to these intersecting challenges. Of course, neither of these things have gone away—quite the opposite—Food Gatherers reports more scarcity…
Dear friends, comrades, and enemies, We’ve reached the official end of the 2022 Amber Fellows race to become the mayor of Ypsilanti, Michigan. Amber will not be our next mayor this time around: Nicole Brown gets that designation. Our campaign was victorious nonetheless–due to your…
My name is Izzy Johnson, and I’m an artist and musician based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. I’ve been living with inflammatory bowel disease (due to Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis*) for over 20 years and a permanent ileostomy for about four years. At age 33, I…
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*This article has been updated to include more information* Ypsilanti Township does not have a police department; the washtenaw county sheriff’s office (WCSO) is the primary police department patrolling the township. The township, in conjunction with the WCSO, is currently considering installing 60 to 70…
The cosmic storm rages on, with the conjunction of Mars, Uranus, and the North Node in Taurus at 7:53pm. This transit will be felt as a shock on a global scale, with lasting murmurings – but there are so flourishes of nice vibes from venus…
“My mind misgives some consequence yet hanging in the stars” – Romeo (Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet) The astrological event that we’ve been eyeing all year with foreboding has begun and will continue to unfold over the next two weeks. With the planets moving like…
Well well well… Looks like local conservatives are attempting to throw a stick in the spokes of progress yet again. A few weeks ago, housing advocates in the city celebrated a historic victory. Two landmark affordable housing developments got the green light by city council:…
EDIT: This article has been updated after the two Community Benefits Agreements discussed were approved by Ypsilanti City Council during the meeting of 6/21/22. The last few paragraphs did not appear in the original article. The title has also been changed; the original title was…
We can all take a deep breath, avert our gaze, and rest easy. Washtenaw County now has a progressive prosecutor—Eli Savit, whose platform claims that (1) coercive plea bargaining, (2) over-prosecution, (3) prolonged pre-trial detentions, (4) aggressive prosecution of drug possession charges, and (5) racial…
Ypsilanti Township is currently holding an election that will end on August 3, 2021. There are 4 millages on the ballot: Fire protection, prevention, rescue services, and equipment reserves, which is expected to generate an estimated revenue of $4,625,417.00 in the first year. Police protection,…
This article has embedded timestamped video links from Ypsilanti City Council meetings on May 18 and June 1. In a move that surprised even some councilmembers during the Ypsilanti City Council meeting on May 18 of this year, four of the seven members of council…
ON MAY 18, YPSILANTI CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO GO OVER BUDGET AND HIRE 3 ARMED YPD OFFICERS AND 1 YPD RECORDS CLERK. THE VOTE WAS SPLIT 4-3, WITH THOSE OPPOSED EXPRESSING CONCERNS ABOUT ADDING TO THE BUDGET DEFICIT AND LACK OF TIME FOR PUBLIC INPUT, INCLUDING…
ON MAY 18, YPSILANTI CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO GO OVER BUDGET AND HIRE 3 ARMED YPD OFFICERS AND 1 YPD RECORDS CLERK. THE VOTE WAS SPLIT 4-3, WITH THOSE OPPOSED EXPRESSING CONCERNS ABOUT ADDING TO THE BUDGET DEFICIT AND LACK OF TIME FOR PUBLIC INPUT, INCLUDING…
>Published in Collaboration with Black Ink< ON MAY 18, YPSILANTI CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO GO OVER BUDGET AND HIRE 3 ARMED YPD OFFICERS AND 1 YPD RECORDS CLERK. THE VOTE WAS SPLIT 4-3, WITH THOSE OPPOSED EXPRESSING CONCERNS ABOUT ADDING TO THE BUDGET DEFICIT AND LACK…
“Taxpayers are paying the police officers to kill us, bottom line.”
