Racial Healing Facilitators in Battle Creek are creating circles where people can be in a safe place to discuss the difficult conversations that come with experiencing racial trauma.
"What happens when centuries of lies become accepted truths?" asks Dr. Benjamin C. Wilson, keynote speaker for the Northside Ministerial Alliance's 35th annual celebration of the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Wilson suggests that the accomplishments of African-Americans and the travails they suffered are left out.
SURJ works to connect people across the country while supporting and collaborating with local and national racial justice organizing efforts. SURJ provides a space to build relationships, skills, and political analysis to act for change. “It is important to not the lead work but to follow the people who are already doing the work,” says Sarah, who also leads White Caucus gatherings for SURJ.
A new grassroots group in Kalamazoo has generated an outpouring of support for those living in Kalamazoo area homeless camps. This is how that turned into a little bit too much love, how the group has repaired its early over-enthusiasm and how it's pushing ahead.
COVID-19 has taken a toll on mental health in Michigan and across the world, but new Wayne State University (WSU) research shows that burden has been heaviest for people of color.
Kevin McCarthy is an active, moderate Republican. He says, "All my fears of how Trump and his hardcore followers would endanger the country came to fruition on Jan. 6, 2021."
Whole seasons and series were canceled in 2020 as arts organizations sorted out how to deal with a situation where it was not safe in many cases to invite an audience to see their works. Creativity and new options ermerged.
"We've been way more successful than we could have hoped. We were really happy when we were able to make an offer on the property and it was accepted this summer,” says Erin Fuller, president of the Stewards of Kleinstuck.
There’s an increased need for human services and a diminished revenue base and putting the two together has the potential to be detrimental to Calhoun County residents. County Administrator Kelli Scott tells us what could lie ahead in 2021. She says in times like these, leadership matters.
Four organizations are working to cooperatively leverage their combined skills, talents, networks, and financial resources to achieve optimal physical and mental health.
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