Living with sickle cell anemia: A Northside family’s experience
Sickle cell anemia affects one out of every 365 African Americans. On the Ground Northside youth correspondent Ke’Asia Shepherd-Friday tells her family's story.
Diversity & Equity
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Kalamazoo Community Foundation names new marketing director
A new leader steps up at Kalamazoo Community Foundation. Sarah Lee is the new marketing director.
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National Day of Racial Healing observances set in Battle Creek and Kalamazoo
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On the cusp of eradicating HIV/Aids: How Dining Out For Life breaks down stigma, builds up resources
Today, 1.2 million people live with HIV in the United States. Dining Out For Life at 32 participating restaurants locally reminds people the disease has not gone away.
Edison Voices: Jaylah N. Lewis offers an invitation to Fire
Teens at Fire in the Edison neighborhood recently published their own zine that featured the poetry and artwork they created in Fire workshops. This is one of those pieces.
Collective dream for Battle Creek goal of upcoming convenings
The Battle Creek Coalition for Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation promotes deeper sense of relationship.
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Wealth inequality in America across racial lines is growing, particularly in cities. Here's how one organization proposes to tackle it.
Kalamazoo Community Foundation names new marketing director
A new leader steps up at Kalamazoo Community Foundation. Sarah Lee is the new marketing director.
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National Day of Racial Healing observances set in Battle Creek and Kalamazoo
There will be many ways to be part of the action in support of Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation.
Overcoming racism in Michigan
Michiganders are unifying their communities, and finding peaceful pathways to overcome racism, and the divisiveness, segregation and disparities it causes.
Healthcare: ‘Not a matter of left or right; a matter of right and wrong’
What are community leaders finding out about healthcare inequities? They are learning how it kills.
On the cusp of eradicating HIV/Aids: How Dining Out For Life breaks down stigma, builds up resources
Today, 1.2 million people live with HIV in the United States. Dining Out For Life at 32 participating restaurants locally reminds people the disease has not gone away.
