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Kanye West recently dropped a track featuring Travis Scott that’s named “Wash Us In The Blood”. It’s his first music release since "Jesus Is Born" was released last Christmas.
On this week's episode, the Board of Regents has announced that there will be a tuition increase for the 2020-2021 school year. We also have information about the candidates that are running for Washtenaw County Prosecuting Attorney. I am your host Liz Hornyak and this is the Eastern Echo Podcast.
The Washtenaw County Board of Health passed a resolution declaring racism a public health crisis, joining several cities such as Ypsilanti, Jackson, and Kalamazoo in an effort to draw attention towards racial inequity.
Excitement continues to build as NBA teams gear up for the playoffs that will take place at Walt Disney World Resort at the end of the month. A recent ESPN article revealed what some of the players are saying about the season restart.
The past few years of my life, I have come to learn more about myself and what I believe in. More recently, I have gotten comfortable sticking up for those beliefs.
Over the course of the past few seasons, the Washington Redskins have faced scrutiny over the mascot of their team. So much so, in fact, that their stadium sponsor, FedEx, has asked them to change their mascot, and Nike has removed all Redskins gear from their website.
Ypsi Votes is a brand new series from the Eastern Echo featuring candidates up and down the ballot in Ypsilanti and Ypsilanti Township. Get accessible and in-depth information on the candidates on your ballot. Note: The Echo does not endorse any candidate for any office.
Ypsi Votes is a brand new series from the Eastern Echo featuring candidates up and down the ballot in Ypsilanti and Ypsilanti Township. Get accessible and in-depth information on the candidates on your ballot. Note: The Echo does not endorse any candidate for any office.
In 1971, Civil Rights advocate Julian Bond was invited to speak at Eastern Michigan University's commencement and receive an honorary degree. The announcement was met with great opposition in the form 237 letters addressed to the Board of Regents. Shelbie Torok explains what the letters reveal about their writers' attitudes at the time. She also puts the incident in the context of the black student protests that took place on campus in the 1960s and 1970s.
Emoni Bates, the best player in the 2022 class, announced Monday, June 29, that he would be committing to Michigan State.
Tuition fees for Eastern Michigan University students will increase for the 2020-21 school year after the Board of Regents approved its 2020-21 budget on Thursday, June 18.
It has been a buzzworthy 2019-2020 court session. Chief Justice John Roberts became the deciding vote this week for striking down a Louisiana anti abortion law which closely mirrored a Texas law from 2016. The Texas law had been struck down by a deciding vote from since-retired Anthony Kennedy, who was often the swing justice on social issues like abortion and LGBTQ+ rights. Some suggest Roberts is taking up the mantle as a swing justice, pointing to recent cases regarding the census, gerrymandering, LGBTQ+ rights, and the recent abortion ruling.
Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen is a 2020 American Documentary that offers a close-up look on Hollywood's depiction of transgender people and the huge impact they have had, and continue to have, on culture.
"Search Party" originally aired on TBS from 2016-2017 to high praise for genre-bending storytelling that progresses each season. In 2018, it was renewed for two more seasons, but this time on a new network: HBO Max. After a long wait, the series premiered on the streaming service on June 25, 2020 - and it did not disappoint.
Liz Hornyak: On this week's episode, a virtual forum was held to discuss possible health implementations for the fall semester, and Provost Rhonda Longworth announced that EMU is not altering its fall schedule. In local news, Ypsilanti mayor Beth Bashert has resigned. We also have an update about Sen. Jeff Irwin's police reform bill.
Hungry for some new music? Listen to 6LACK’s new "6pc Hot" EP to get a beautiful fill of good vibes and varying styles. The extended play is six tracks long, all of which discuss a multitude of topics from family to feelings to the saddening conditions of the current world.
Former City of Ypsilanti mayor Beth Bashert resigned Tuesday, June 26, 2020, following backlash from what many members of the Ypsilanti community called racist remarks from the former mayor.
Jack Harlow recently dropped a remix of “WHATS POPPIN”. It features him,Tory Lanez, DaBaby, and Lil Wayne. Initially, I was surprised by the big names Harlow was able to get to hop on the remix. But after thinking about it for a bit, it makes sense.
“The View” is not a show geared towards the college age audience, but it also doesn’t have the same “stay-at-home mom” feel it did when it started in 1997. My hope is that college students will watch a few episodes and form their own view of whether they should be watching it or not.
About 300 people gathered in Frog Island Park on Juneteenth to honor Black lives and discuss steps toward police abolition.
