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Revolutionary love is when, “We are brave enough to look upon anyone around us and say, 'You are a part of me I do not yet know. I will let your story into my heart. I will let your grief into my heart, and I will fight for you when you are in harm’s way.'”
Republicans and Democrats agree that expensive campaigns, disinformation, and 'dark money' are all threats to fair elections. Citizens Rising, a nonpartisan Kalamazoo group, hosted a recent forum on protecting democracy.
Battle Creek Central High School's Marching Band Alum Fred Jankowski takes the reins as the new band director and is focused on rebuilding the program after losses to the program during the pandemic.
Tsugi Ogane's recent visit to Kalamazoo, her sister city, rekindled memories of visits past, including Mike Morrison's stories shared by his grandfather, former Kalamazoo Mayor Paul Morrison, regarding his visit to Numazu, Japan in 1963.
“I had a private life and a public life and I decided who knew what. Now that the book is out I have a recorded legacy of my authentic truth.”
“I think it’s that balance between outreach and enforcement that is what’s working. . .The outreach folks are talking to the enforcement folks and vice-versa. I think that’s what’s really got a handle on our shootings and homicides.”
"The vision for Kalamazoo after the success of the program is a community that knows how to self-regulate, not only when traumatic experiences happen, but in their daily lives."
What started as art displayed on walls in a public space became one of Battle Creek's longest-running art galleries. A 25-year retrospective is planned for Oct. 18 at Commerce Pointe Art Gallery.
“We understand that traditional businesses are often being funded and started by traditional white males. The new fund answers the question: “So how do we support people outside of that group?”
"At the core of the various rice dishes there was one common denominator: rice. We believed that this would help us all see that at the core we are the same.”
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