Michigan Community Voices

What can you get your mother for Mother’s Day that will last for years to come? READ MORE

KVCC hosts its first ever Artist in Residence. READ MORE!

Make-up artist to the stars and Kalamazoo Central High School graduate gives back to young girls through a unique contest to give them a prom they will never forget. READ MORE!

Teens who participate at the various programs at Fire Historical and Cultural Collaborative participated in a Community Voices Junior Reporter Camp. READ ONE OF THEIR STORIES HERE!

Hip Hop Battle provides positive artistic opportunity to area youth interested in the field of rap music. READ MORE!

Church goes overseas to help serve children afflicted with leprosy live a better life. READ MORE!

I remember meeting Jennings in 2005. He was visiting the field of the Rocket Football practice at the Douglass Community Center. O’Neal Ollie, director of the program, coached a younger Jennings years before. Students flocked around Jennings along with other members of his Western Michigan University football team who also came out to inspire the youth. READ MORE, WATCH VIDEO!

“While other African Americans were struggling for Civil Rights and living in the Jim Crow standards of the United States, Merze Tate traveled the world where her knowledge as an educator and expertise in disarmament meeting with heads of countries. She spoke five languages and even purchased a spot o on the first trip to outer space. READ MORE!

Paul A. Stermer, Executive Director, Fair Food Matters paul@fairfoodmatters.org The Can-Do Kitchen, a program of Fair Food Matters, will host a food event for