11+ hour, 6+ min ago   (482+ words) "For the past almost 20 years, we've been teaching girls how to use media in life for careers and to interview amazing people. This exhibition is one of our projects to bring multimedia projects to life with history and cars," Merze…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (160+ words) Harlem Rhapsody follows Jessie Redmon Fauset, the literary editor of The Crisis magazine, as she helps ignite the Harlem Renaissance while navigating a secret affair with W.E.B. Du Bois. As the first Black woman to hold this editorial position, Jessie wastes…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (241+ words) Juneteenth has long been celebrated in Michigan, and it became an official state holiday in 2021. Though Juneteenth, officially falls on June 19th, festivities are already underway. The city of Benton Harbor held its annual Juneteenth parade on Saturday, June 14. A host…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (411+ words) A book on the efforts of former slaves to find their lost family members after the Civil War will be the subject of an event at Willard Library in Battle Creek Monday. One chapter highlights the story of Emeline Skipworth,…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (423+ words) WMUK David Ambrosio & Civil Disobedience bring rare finds of the late 60s to WMU "I would answer, 'Well, here's why you don't know it — no one really does unless you're some kind of archivist, or a musical archaeologist,'" says Brooklyn-based bassist…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (147+ words) It’s Black History Month, and communities across West Michigan will hold events to uplift the stories of Black Americans — in Kalamazoo and Portage, the festivities are kicking off this week. According to the National Museum of African American History and…...