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Michigan Department of Civil Rights to Host 15th Annual MI Response to Hate Conference in East Lansing on September 10

September 09, 2025

Media Advisory Lansing - The Michigan Department of Civil Rights (MDCR), in partnership with the Michigan Alliance Against Hate Crimes (MIAAHC), will host the 15th annual MI Res...

Statement from David Q. Worthams, Chair of the Michigan Civil Rights Commission Regarding the Michigan House Passage of HB 4706

August 29, 2025

Lansing - David Q. Worthams, Chair of the Michigan Civil Rights Commission, today issued the below statement regarding the recently passed version of House Bill 4706 of 2025. "A...

Michigan Department of Civil Rights Files Charge of Discrimination Against Restaurant in Clinton Township

August 22, 2025

LANSING, MI – This week, the Michigan Department of Civil Rights (MDCR) filed a formal charge of discrimination in the Clinton Township case of Reinhardt v. Big George&rsq...

Michigan Civil Rights Commission to Hold Quarterly Meeting in East Lansing on Wednesday, July 23

July 18, 2025

Lansing, MI—The Michigan Civil Rights Commission will hold a regular quarterly meeting on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at 10 am in the Big Ten A Ballroom, Kellogg Hotel and C...

Michigan Civil Rights Commission Notice of Public Meeting - July 23, 2025

July 18, 2025

Michigan Civil Rights Commission Notice of Public Meeting Wednesday, July 23, 2025, 10:00 A.M. The Michigan Civil Rights Commission will hold a quarterly meeting at 10 A.M. on ...

Michigan Department of Civil Rights to Host Public Forum on Religion and Civil Rights in Warren

June 23, 2025

Michigan Department of Civil Rights to Host Public Forum on Religion and Civil Rights in Warren Lansing, MI--The Michigan Department of Civil Rights will hold a community forum ...

Michigan Department of Civil Rights to Host 2025 Civil Rights Summit on Thursday, May 8 in Novi

May 05, 2025

Michigan Department of Civil Rights to Host 2025 Civil Rights Summit on Thursday, May 8 in Novi Lansing, MI—The Michigan Department of Civil Rights (MDCR) will host the Ci...

Civil Rights Commission Calls for Removal of Marriage Definition in State Constitution, Reaffirms Commitment to Protect Civil Rights

April 28, 2025

Flint, MI—At their quarterly meeting today in Flint, the Michigan Civil Rights Commission passed resolutions in support of removing Article 1, §25 from the State of M...

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Top of a digital newsletter. Text: MI Civil Rights. News from the Michigan Department of Civil Rights. December 20, 2023. In This Issue: Five Civil Rights Champions Honored at MCRC 60th Anniversary Event 2023 Civil Rights Awardees Fair Housing Initiative Continues in 2024 MI Civil Rights Legislative Update. Five Civil Rights Champions Honored at MCRC 60th Anniversary Event. On Wednesday, December 13, the Michigan Civil Rights Commission gathered with partners from around the state for a 60th Anniversary commemoration. Created along with the state constitution in 1963, the Commission has been on the forefront of civil rights protections since its founding.

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