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Longform Kids play on the Detroit Riverfront. Metromode - Metro DetroitDiversity

Equity initiatives seek to make Southeast Michigan parks better, safer, and more welcoming for all

Patrick DunnThursday, February 29, 2024
Longform Disability Rights Michigan held a two-day COVID vaccination clinic in Grand Rapids. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

‘Keep everybody healthy’: How COVID vaccinations are protecting the unhoused

Shandra MartinezThursday, February 29, 2024
Partner Content The conference will include four break-out sessions offering a choice among 15 different topics. Second Wave - MichiganKids and Education

AAoM’s “Navigating Autism Today” provides wide range of educational and networking opportunities

Joseph GoralTuesday, February 27, 2024
Feature Story Marisa Spain, 27, is a power wheelchair user with Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSH), a progressive hereditary disease that causes muscle weakness in several areas of the body. The Keel - Port HuronEquity

Michigan resident launches YouTube channel, Disabled in Nature, promoting accessibility awareness

Gabrielle HaidererThursday, February 15, 2024
Feature Story League of Women Voters Southwest MichiganCommunity Development

Cause for trust: Kalamazoo's League of Women Voters protecting democracy for everyone

Mark WedelThursday, February 15, 2024
Feature Story Local nonprofit Blue Water Allies opened the Blue Water Ally Center in downtown Port Huron in June 2023. The Keel - Port HuronCommunity Development

Blue Water Allies provides safe space for LGBTQIA+ community

Sarah SpohnThursday, February 8, 2024
Longform J.R. Reynolds Southwest MichiganDiversity

Battle Creek Did Not Burn: Documentary chronicles local events after MLK's assasination

Jane ParikhThursday, February 8, 2024
Longform Robert Harrison at his West Willow home. Concentrate - Ann Arbor/YpsiEquity

Campaign seeks to amend antiquated, racially restrictive deeds in Ypsi Township neighborhood

Sarah RiggWednesday, February 7, 2024
Innovation News A screenshot of the Zooniverse program that will be used to identify racially restrictive covenants in Washtenaw County. Concentrate - Ann Arbor/YpsiEquity

Ypsi and Ann Arbor events to muster community assistance in identifying racially restrictive deeds

Sarah RiggWednesday, February 7, 2024
Partner Content The Grand Rapids location will expand AAoM’s Upbound Staffing employment program. Second Wave - MichiganCommunity Development

Upbound Staffing creates inclusive connections for employers and job seekers

Joseph GoralTuesday, January 30, 2024
Feature Story Jordan Scheidecker, Disability Resources Specialist at St. Clair County Community College (SC4) and Head Coach of the college’s wheelchair basketball team, rallies the players during halftime. The Keel - Port HuronEquity

St. Clair County Community College leads the way with new adaptive sports program

Harold PowellThursday, January 18, 2024
Feature Story BC Day of Racial Healing Southwest MichiganDiversity

Community comes together to envision a Battle Creek free of racism

Jane ParikhThursday, January 18, 2024
Longform Washtenaw County Advisory Committee on Reparations council member Hazelette Crosby-Robinson. Concentrate - Ann Arbor/YpsiEquity

Washtenaw County reparations council prepares to address decades of harm to Black residents

Jaishree DrepaulWednesday, January 17, 2024
Feature Story Representatives from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, IFF, KConnect, First Steps Kent, and Grand Rapids Public Schools were among those sharing at the event. Second Wave - MichiganKids and Education

Un informe destaca la necesidad de una atención y educación más completas y equitativas en la primer

Ashley KingTuesday, January 9, 2024
Longform The iFFY staff at Natalia Rocafuerte's studio. Concentrate - Ann Arbor/YpsiCommunity Development

What are you most excited for in Washtenaw County in 2024?

Concentrate staffWednesday, December 20, 2023
Longform Representatives from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, IFF, KConnect, First Steps Kent, and Grand Rapids Public Schools were among those sharing at the event. Second Wave - MichiganKids and Education

Report highlights need for more and more equitable early childhood care and education

Ashley KingTuesday, December 19, 2023
Longform (L – R) Deidre Fields, community partner, James Gunter, community advocate, and Ashley Hines, executive director of Benton Harbor Community Development Corporation, in front of the African American History Gallery on Broadway Avenue in Benton Harbor. Second Wave - MichiganBuilding Communities

Bold revitalization plan for Benton Harbor's Empire Corridor

Kelsey SandersTuesday, December 12, 2023
Feature Story Several of the speakers from the 2023 Hispanic American Heritage Celebration held by St. Clair County Community College. (From top left) Irma López, Eunice Castillo, Jesus Castillo Jr., and Iris Santillano. The Keel - Port HuronArts and Culture

Meet the speakers: A look back at SC4’s Hispanic American Heritage Celebration

Harold PowellThursday, December 7, 2023
Feature Story Linda Cobe Southwest MichiganCommunity Development

Red, White and Blue: Ojibwe woman shares boarding school stories in book and with fellow survivors

Jane ParikhThursday, December 7, 2023
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