Black Michiganders have been shaping our state since day one. The impact of Black history extends into every aspect of culture: art, music, science, medicine, sports, and more.
Here, you can find some of the stories of African-Americans that may have been left out of your history book.
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In this edition of Stateside, we discuss the impact of budget cuts on the U.S. Institute for Libraries and Museums. Then, a celebration for the 60th anniversary of Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. Finally, we introduce the debut of Stateside’s new podcast special, Revival. -
Hundreds of Amos Paul Kennedy Jr.’s posters appear in his book “Citizen Printer.” He spoke with Michigan Public about letterpress printing's history and modern relevance. -
In his book, Forever in the Path, Pero Dagbovie explores the history of African-American students and staff at Michigan State University. He spoke to Michigan Public. -
In her book "When Detroit Played the Numbers," Felicia B. George looks at the history and influence of illegal gambling in Detroit. She spoke to Michigan Public. -
Today, a survey of the recent presidential nominee visits targeting Black voters in Detroit. Then, true tales from a storied cemetery you can visit this spooky season. Plus, how Michiganders are considering cannabis policy as a factor in their presidential vote.
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The Michigan State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) will use the $75,000 grant to help pin down locations that were noted in what was known as the Negro Motorist Green Book. That book helped African American travelers find safe, friendly places to eat, sleep, or get other services throughout the country from the 1930s-60s. -
Benjamin Hall's family has passed down one of their ancestor's freedom papers for generations. The document tells a piece of this family's history, and a larger painful legacy of chattel slavery in the United States. -
How the Board of Education is reacting to restructuring of the Michigan Department of Education, the history of one of the first African Americans to settle in the Lansing area and an artifact from his life, and a series on how opiate settlement money is being spent across Michigan. -
The Detroit People’s Food Co-Op – which has signed up 2,000 members so far – is part of Malik Yakini's vision for a more liberated future for Black folks in Detroit. -
East Lansing continues to mourn the losses of last year's mass shooting, the history of a Black neighborhood in Ann Arbor and the school that served it, and an upcoming album from the alt-country band Frontier Ruckus.
