Michigan's August primary election has arrived

The state's long-awaited primary election has finally arrived, and it's a strange one. Voters who haven't already mailed in their absentee ballots and are casting their vote in person will find several changes made to the traditional election system.

Despite coronavirus threat, Black voters wary of voting by mail

For many, historical skepticism of a system that tried to keep Black people from the polls and worries that a mailed ballot won't get counted outweigh the prospect of long lines and health dangers from a virus that's disproportionately affected communities of color. Ironically, suspicion of mail-in voting aligns with the views of President Donald Trump, whom many Black voters want out of office.