African American

The search has gotten serious as the collection grows at the Grand Rapids African American Museum and Archives

GRPS leaders marked Black History Month by renaming an academy after the woman who became the district’s first African American teacher in 1899

Woodland Mall in Kentwood is celebrating Black History Month hosting its annual Unity Walk and African American Live Museum

They are called Giants, the exceptional black leaders honored in Grand Rapids each year

We talk to James and Board member Robert Upton Jr.

George and Deborah Bayard give the details and future expansion goals.

We talk to Dr. Courtney Fitzhugh, SCD expert with the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

Ashlie Jones talks about the wellness and advocacy role of the day.

George Bayard discusses this important day.

Juneteenth is Wednesday June 19 and celebrations are planned in Grand Rapids to commemorate the holiday