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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...

Michigan Civil Rights Commission to Hold Quarterly Meeting in Flint on Monday, April 28

April 25, 2025

Lansing, MI—The Michigan Civil Rights Commission will hold their regular quarterly meeting in Flint at 10 am on Monday, April 28, 2025. The meeting will take place in the ...

Michigan Civil Rights Commission Notice of Public Meeting - April 28, 2028

April 25, 2025

Michigan Civil Rights Commission Notice of Public Meeting Monday, April 28, 2025, 10:00 A.M. The location is the Hilton Garden Inn, Dort-Durant Ballroom 2nd Floor, 110 West Ke...

Michigan Department of Civil Rights to Host Virtual Training: Know Your Rights and Responsibilities Under Fair Housing Law

March 10, 2025

LANSING, MI—The Michigan Department of Civil Rights will host a free virtual presentation, Know Your Rights and Responsibilities Under Fair Housing Law, on Monday, March 3...

Michigan Civil Rights Commission Elects Officers, Establishes Issue Priorities, Committees for 2025

January 28, 2025

Commission also Selects Hearing Officers in Michigan Department of Civil Rights v. Studio 8 Hair Lab LLC Detroit—At their first meeting of the year on Monday, Jan. 27, the...

Michigan Department of Civil Rights Commends Governor, Legislators for Hate Crimes Law

January 22, 2025

LANSING, MI-John E. Johnson, Jr., Executive Director of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, today issued the following statement on Governor Whitmer's signing of House Bill...

Kenya Lowe Chosen to Lead MDCR’s Division on Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing

January 02, 2025

Lansing, MI—The Michigan Department of Civil Rights has named Kenya Lowe as Director of the Division on Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing (DODDBHH). Lowe will begin her...

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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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