There are countless historical photos of Native American people, but oftentimes their origins are questionable. A new exhibit at U of M explores their history. 

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Meet Kinuko Yada DeVee. She came to Michigan from Kyoto as a World War II "war bride" during a peak in anti-Asian discrimination in the United States. Seventy years later, she's built a life for herself full of love and family. This Stateside Extra is bit of podcast candy for your weekend. Enjoy!

This story was inspired by Matt Schepeler’s article in the Brooklyn Exponent.

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Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, and Attorney General Dana Nessel all cruise to reelection and for the first time in nearly forty years both chambers of the Michigan Legislature - the state House and state Senate - will be controlled by Democrats. Plus voters approve with big margins the addition of abortion rights and voting rights into the state Constitution and change term limits in the state. 

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The highly anticipated film sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever hits theaters this weekend. We spoke with Tim Flattery, a Detroit-born and based concept artist whose work appears in the movie.

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Results of the general election have been rolling in since early this morning. Michigan’s Democrats have largely come out on top, taking all major elected state offices.

Hillary Scholten's win made history in Michigan's 3rd Congressional District. She’s the first woman to ever hold the seat, and the first Democrat to represent the district in decades. Plus, Michigan’s Proposal 3 has passed, enshrining reproductive rights in the state’s constitution.

We’re talking with folks from all around the state today about the results of yesterday’s general election. 

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Artists have long been major players in social justice spaces and community aid, but one creative collective in Grand Rapids is looking to take a more explicit role in the housing market. The project completely reimagines affordable living, and aims to set up community members for long-term success.

Marcel Price, known around the Grand Rapids community as “Fable," is a former poet laureate of the city, and the executive director of The Diatribe, a youth-focused non-profit. He joined Stateside to discuss a new affordable housing unit that The Diatribe is planning in the city’s Southeast side. 

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Election Day is Tuesday. As always, so many things are happening at the last minute with polling locations and voting, that we decided to have It's Just Politics host Zoe Clark on to talk us through it all one last time before you head to the polls. After that, we hear a report from Stateside production assistant Ellie Katz about the Creative Campus Voting Project at the University of Michigan Duderstadt Center Gallery.

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A county clerk explains what happens if your vote is challenged at the polls, and the It's Just Politics panel answers your questions about about election day.

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Voters have a few more days to weigh in on a proposal to embed reproductive rights into the state’s constitution. The result will have huge ramifications for all Michiganders, as voters will choose what reproductive medical rights look like in a post-Dobbs world.

Erin and Michael, a married couple whose names we’ve agreed keep anonymous, offered Stateside a personal story about their experience seeking an abortion.

The couple met at work, and have been married for 15 years. They’re raising their 8 year-old son and 4 year-old daughter in mid-Michigan. While Erin and Michael were eager to raise a family, their journey to parenthood was a harrowing one. 

They joined Stateside to share their experience seeking an abortion.

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Erin & Michael, married couple in mid-Michigan

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Correction: An earlier version of this story erroneously stated that voters would decide this election cycle whether abortion will be legal in the state. Voters WILL decide whether abortion is protected in the state Constitution. There are also ongoing court battles over the 1931 law that are currently upholding legal abortion in the state.

In just a couple of days, Michiganders will vote on Proposition 3: a plan to embed abortion and other reproductive rights in state’s constitution. For people on either side of the abortion debate, this is a huge moment. Last week, we heard about what it's like to be at at one of Michigan's abortion clinics.

This week we're taking you to a small office in Dearborn Heights that houses the Lennon Center. It's a place where women call or visit every week when they’re pregnant, and they don’t know what to do about it.

To be clear, this is an organization that opposes abortion. And it’s one of many in the state that you might hear called “crisis pregnancy centers." Stateside recently spent some time there to hear about what this center in Dearborn Heights does, and how the staff there is feeling about this moment of uncertainty for legal abortion.

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