African American Culture – Page 5

MCC President Dale K. Nesbary Receives Living Legend Award

Muskegon Community College President Dale K. Nesbary received the 2021 Muskegon BEAT Living Legend Award, presented by the Muskegon-based urban

Lyfe Jennings on his upcoming performance in Muskegon

His latest single is #20 on the Billboard Chart. Tickets still available for The Heart & Soul Concert Series featuring

Police Pursuit and Officer Involved Shooting

Police Pursuit and Officer Involved Shooting On October 23rd 2021 at 9:09 PM an Officer from the Muskegon Heights Police

Raeese Aleem Feels Like Modern Day Marvin Hagler Says Everyone is Ducking Him, Wants Fulton vs. Figueroa Winner

LAS VEGAS, NV (October 21, 2021) – Prince Ranch Boxing’s undefeated 122-pound fighter, Ra’eese “The Beast” Aleem (18-0, 12 KOs), ranked #1 by the WBA,

AG Nessel Announces Vacated Wrongful Conviction in Berrien County

The Berrien County conviction of Corey Quentin McCall, 39, has been vacated after collaboration between the Michigan Department of Attorney General’s Conviction Integrity Unit (CIU), the Berrien County Prosecutor’s Office, the Benton Harbor Department of Public Safety, and the Western Michigan University Cooley Law School Innocence Project (Cooley Innocence Project). McCall was wrongfully convicted of three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder in 2005. New evidence, including forensic evidence, discovered during CIU’s investigation exonerates him after nearly 16 years in prison.

Rane’ Garcia Named Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at MDE

State Superintendent Dr. Michael Rice named a west Michigan school superintendent as the first director of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) today.

Rané Garcia, currently the superintendent of the Muskegon Heights Public School Academy System, will begin her new role on August 23.

Huizenga Votes to Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (MI-02) released the following statement after voting in support of legislation to make Juneteenth a

Hundreds Impacted by Local “I AM HER” Donation Drive

“What may seem as simple as donating sanitary pads to some village kids is rather a more secure way for us to improve the quality of life and education for them, said Christian Buckman, Executive Director and Spokesperson of the Abeadeze Kyeakor village in Ghana.

Grand Opening Event Will Leave You “Mesmerized”

MUSKEGON, MI – May 3, 2021 – Mesmerized is proud to announce the grand opening of its first store. The