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On June 3, 2025, the Michigan Poverty Law Program and Crime Victims Legal Assistance Project partnered with DeWaun Robinson and other dedicated leaders of the Flint Juneteenth Collaborative to lead a powerful and practical community training. The training focused on the vital importance of advance planning—educating participants about the best use of tools like wills, powers of attorney, and deeds that protect families, property, and personal agency. - Read more

Michigan has important new protections that ensure the language a person speaks does not limit their access to state services, including public benefits. - Read more

From April 16-18, 2025, the Michigan Poverty Law Program hosted the Committee on Regional Training’s Consumer Law training in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The training brought together 63 legal aid attorneys from four states—Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia—to learn how to protect low-income consumers from predatory and unfair practices. - Read more

Welcome to my blog – Still Dreaming, Still Climbing Toward Justice. This title is inspired by the rousing speech of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., given on August 28, 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. In this speech, Dr. King outlined the promises made by the United States to free slaves and entitle all “men” to liberty and the pursuit of happiness. He talked about his dreams of how these promises might come to pass, while recognizing that they had not yet been fulfilled for people of color. “Still Dreaming…” is an acknowledgement that even today, in 2024, Black and Brown people are still striving toward these rights. This is my story of the start of my journey to becoming a racial justice attorney in pursuit of a path to liberty and happiness for Black and Brown people. - Read more

Before COVID-19 entered into national prominence, “suitable work” in Michigan was determined by the Michigan Employment Security Act (MESA), an act created to address unemployment benefits in Michigan. The act, amongst many things, defined “unemployment” and “suitable work,” and established the Michigan Employment Security Commission (MESC). - Read more