News Spotlight: Lake Superior State University President and First Lady Establish First LGBTQ+ Scholarship at LSSU
Sault Ste. Marie, MI — Lake Superior State University President Dr. Rodney S. Hanley and his wife, Sara Gunhus-Hanley, have created…
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Father Gets Custody of His Daughter After She Was Secretly Adopted
NATIONWIDE – Christopher Emanuel, a Black father from South Carolina whose daughter was adopted without him knowing, has finally gained…
Celebrating Black History Month –Aviation Heroes
Bessie Coleman (January 26, 1893 – April 30, 1926) Elizabeth “Bessie” Coleman was the first African American woman to earn…
Yale Honors Young Scientist Who Was the Subject of a Police Complaint
Nine-year-old Bobbi Wilson was the subject of a police complaint in her hometown of Caldwell, New Jersey while she was…
Letitia Wright: ‘Black Panther 2’ Credits Scene ‘Messed Me Up’ and Connects to the Original Chadwick Boseman Script
Danai Gurira, left, as Okoye and Letitia Wright as Shuri in Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” Photo by Eli…
Gercland where your imagination is free to roam 23-3
“Did you see the news today? It’s enough to yell hooray!” We love the use of cardboard and other reusable…
$35 million MI Nonprofit Relief Fund for Nonprofits
Michigan’s nonprofits who are struggling with the negative impacts and hardships of the COVID-19 pandemic can now take the first…
Happy Anniversary TNCP: “The Power of One” Commentary from Ms. Carrie Owens “the first Negro teacher in Okemos”
Pictured here from 11 years ago, The New Citizens Press reporter, Nadine Defensor, a Michigan State University intern who now…
MI Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s 2023 State of the State and Other Updates
Newly selected Democratic leaders in the Michigan Legislature, Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks (far left) and House Speaker Joe Tate…
News Spotlight: Lansing Activates ‘Code Blue’ Cold Weather Emergency Plan
The Lansing Fire Department’s Emergency Management Division and the Department of Human Relations & Community Services (HRCS), in consultation with…