Two generations of Grand Rapids leaders reflect on how the city’s changed since 1967 uprising
7/26/18 Michigan Radio
This week marks the 51st anniversary of the riots that broke out in Michigan during the summer of 1967.
… Ellen James is a founding member of the Grand Rapids Community College Board of Trustees and a leader in Grand Rapids African-American community. Tavian Moore is the president of the Greater Grand Rapids NAACP Youth Council.
Grand Rapids rapper Steven Malcolm emerging as national Christian hip hop star
7/27/18 The Holland Sentinel
Steven Malcolm didn’t set out to be a Christian rapper, let alone a rising national star in the genre.
Indeed, the Grand Rapids hip hop artist and Wyoming Park High School graduate initially set his sights on being a basketball player, and maybe even earning a criminal justice degree at Grand Rapids Community College.