News Spotlight

 The King Papers Project, housed at Stanford University, offers teachers and students a deeper look into this nation’s civil rights history. 

  Three of the first 11 enslaved Africans arrive in Dutch New Amsterdam in 1626 aboard the pirated ship Spirmundy and are purchased by the Dutch West India Company.  The reenacted ment was filmed at Historic St. Marys City, MD.  Photo credit:  Jeremy Lock

  The Singer with the Silky Voice

You might think that it’s a bit too early to start thinking about your holiday shopping, but your opinion isn’t shared by the nation’s retailers, many of whom are already beginning to inundate you with catalogues and advertisements.

   CHARLOTTE, MI –  The Charlotte Roughriders dominated the National Conference North Division in the 2005 season.  Formerly known as the Lansing Lightning, the Charlotte football organization was founded in September of 2004.

 When She Sat Down,  A Whole Race Stood Up For its Rights

The woman known as the “Mother of The Civil Rights Movement,” Rosa Parks, has died. She passed away of natural causes at her home in Detroit. She was 92.

     LANSING, MI –  When hurricane Katrina survivors, holding onto hope and the few things they could salvage, began searching for higher ground and a new beginning, Greater Lansing was there to lend support.

Stern announces new dress code and ‘NBA Cares’ charity initiative.

EAST LANSING, MI — Ronnie Sujak Smith age 35, passed away on Wednesday, October 12, 2005, at home after a long battle with breast cancer.