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Feature Story Skot Welch, co-founder of the New Community Transformation Fund (NCTF). Economic Development

How a new partnership is focused on driving generational wealth in West Michigan

Shandra MartinezMonday, January 27, 2025
Feature Story Women of Color Give announced the latest recipients of its grants at its fifth-annual “Elevating You Brunch." Community Development

‘Powerful collective of impact’: WOC Give to award $50k to 3 organizations

Shandra MartinezMonday, October 28, 2024
Feature Story Holland Museum interns Back Row (L-R): Tori Lynch, Joseph Le, Daniel Dykstra, Bobby Dotson; Front Row (L-R): Cecelia Hooper, Grace Torrence, Maiya Mashack, Brianna Conway, Lilli Bruxvoort Community Development

LEDA legacy lives on in museum exhibit curated by interns

Andrea GoodellMonday, July 29, 2024
Feature Story This year's Juneteenth Freedom Festival theme is “I AM The Dream.” Equity

Juneteenth Freedom Festival celebrates Black voices

The LakeshoreMonday, June 10, 2024
Feature Story West Ottawa High School Vice Principal and co-founder of I Am Academy was one of 112 nationwide finalists for the Remarkable Women award. Kids and Education

Lindsay Cherry is a 'Remarkable Woman'

Andrea GoodellTuesday, April 16, 2024
Feature Story Ubuntu is a concept from Kenya that means, at its core, humanity, in the sense of humaneness, decency, and human dignity. Healthy Communities

Ubuntu! A sense of humaneness, decency, and human dignity

Barbara Lee VanHorssenWednesday, July 19, 2023
Feature Story Liz Keegan, director of education and outreach at the Center, and Delores Trese, managing attorney at Legal Aid of Western Michigan, have been spreading the word on how tenants can recognize when they are victims of discrimination, as well as how to Equity

5 things tenants, landlords should know about housing rights

Kelsey SandersSaturday, December 3, 2022
Feature Story You don't have to go half-way around the world to get a different perspective. The Momentum Center and Muskegon Community College have created a cultural exchange with their Cultural Immersion Experiences. Diversity

Two Lakeshore communities team up to explore racial, ethnic, cultural divides

Kelsey SandersMonday, October 3, 2022
Feature Story Bacha Popi performs at the LAUP ¡Fiesta! in the Holland Civic Center July 9. Arts and Culture

LAUP ¡Fiesta! makes strong comeback

J.R. ValderasTuesday, July 12, 2022
Feature Story Ballet Folklorico Sol Azteca will perform at this year's Fiesta event Saturday, July 9. Arts and Culture

Fiesta is back — bigger and better — at the Civic Center

Andrea GoodellThursday, July 7, 2022
Feature Story Tara Weymon Leonard, MillerKnoll’s vice president of global contract and field marketing, talks to I Am Academy students at the company's Design Yard. Diversity

I Am Academy explores future careers at MillerKnoll

Andrea GoodellTuesday, June 7, 2022
Feature Story Jocelyn Hines (right) poses with her parents (left) and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer after Hines received the 2019 Youth Volunteer of the Year award. Entrepreneurship

MSU grad launches Muskegon Young Black Professionals to support community

Shanika P. CarterThursday, May 5, 2022
Feature Story Person donating blood Healthy Communities

Facing increased pressures due to COVID-19, sickle cell disease patients await new solutions

Matthew RussellMonday, February 28, 2022
Feature Story The Edmund Pettus Bridge, site of Bloody Sunday on March 7, 1965, when police attacked Civil Rights Movement demonstrators, is one stop on the Momentum Center's Civil Rights Road Trip. Equity

Civil rights road trip highlights uncomfortable history

Andrea GoodellMonday, January 31, 2022
Feature Story Sydney Ritsema was the recipient of the Herbert F. and Mabel L. Olney Memorial Scholarship. She graduated from Ferris State University with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice and a minor in forensic psychology.  Kids and Education

Foundation invites students to apply for more than $860K in scholarships

Shandra MartinezMonday, January 24, 2022
Feature Story From left, Iliana Ponce, Esther Fifelski, and Susan Kragt are among those advocating for Afghan refugees in West Michigan. Equity

Lakeshore agencies welcome Afghan refugees with open arms

Paul R. KopenkoskeyMonday, January 17, 2022
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