New fund helps Black farmers in Detroit purchase land
Created in 2020, the Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund aims to address the historical racial land ownership disparity that has affected Black farmers across the country.
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$1 billion to be invested in cleaning up Great Lakes
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will clean up, strengthen nearby infrastructure, and improve nearby supporting communities in 22 identified areas of concern.
GM makes largest-ever investment, spending $7 billion on EV manufacturing capacity
GM is spending $7 billion to erect a new battery plant and overhaul an existing assembly plant to produce electric trucks. The move will create more than 4,000 jobs.
Ford announces $11.4 billion investment in electric vehicle manufacturing
According to Ford, the move will create 11,000 jobs and enable the company to produce more than a million electric vehicles per year.
Major Christian adoption agency in U.S. to start working with LGBTQ people
In an email sent to 1,500 staff, Bethany Christian Services’s President, Chris Palusky, said, “We will now offer services with the love and compassion of Jesus to the many types of families who exist in our world today.”
Activists gathered 500,000 signatures to force Michigan’s legislature to vote on LGBTQ civil rights
A coalition of 37 organizations have gathered 530,000 signatures to have the state legislature vote on a law that would define “sex” in state anti-discrimination legislation to include sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression.
GM commits to ending sales of gas-powered cars by 2035
GM’s CEO Mary Barra specifically announced that the company aims to be carbon neutral by 2040.
After 45 years the gray wolf has successfully been lifted off the U.S. endangered species list
Numbers of gray wolves have soared over the last four decades—from under a hundred refugees hiding out in northeastern Minnesota and Michigan’s upper peninsula to around 6,000 individuals.
Ann Arbor, Michigan decriminalizes all psychedelic plants and fungi
The city will now allow banned substances including ayahuasca, peyote, mescaline, and psilocybin, better known as “magic mushrooms,” in the area.
Michigan is compensating essential workers with free college education
Michigan is recognizing the commitment and sacrifices of their state’s 625,000 essential workers by offering them free education at any community college in the state.