Author: Sonya Bernard-Hollins

Kalamazoo Central High School graduate Derek Jeter will receive an honorary degree this weekend. READ MORE!

The count down begins as the Girls on the Run participants gear up for their big 5k run/walk on May 24. READ WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY!

Delicious appetizers from the best area chefs and bakers were presented during a night of music, poetry, and jazz at the BACC’s first Progressive Party. READ MORE!

Local students headed to Texas to compete nationally. READ MORE!

Mentoring for Girls on the Run important for African American girls according to mentor, and retired judge, Caroline Williams. READ HER STORY!

Why is literacy so important? Community Voices and Kalamazoo Public Schools team up to highlight literacy in a three-part series. SEE ISSUES!

Be a part of the answer…support local art director’s efforts to raise funds for muscular dystrophy! READ MORE/DONATE!

Benton Harbor minister, former NAACP president, sues national NAACP. READ MORE!

Do you know who was the first African American graduate of Western Michigan University? What about which African American WMU graduates were first in their fields locally, nationally, and globally? FIND OUT MORE AT THIS EXCITING LECTURE!

Social Work and Social Justice In the Time of Globalization and Occupy Dr. Michael Reisch Annual Whitney Young Jr. Awards Program Tuesday March 20, 2012 7:00