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LANSING, MI — It all started during a reclamation meeting at the Flapjack’s restaurant in Lansing. Brother Michael Blake and Brother Clarence Smith were sitting around one Tuesday morning trying to figure out how to excite the brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. here in Lansing in a way never done before.
LANSING, MI — Bridgewater Interiors, a supplier to the General Motors Delta Township facility, will be hiring people for up to 600 manufacturing positions through Capital Area Michigan Works! in the coming weeks.
With so much confusion over the “Michigan Civil Rights Amendment”, here are some questions and the answers provided by One United Michigan. Most would like you to vote “No” on the proposal. For those who do not live in Michigan this type of proposal may be coming to your state soon. What do you think?
Above: Jonathon Owens holding a Black Americana Aunt Jemima bank and Ethel Owens holds a Flow Blue plate featuring prominent poets.
LANSING, MI — On their first date in 1977, Jonathan and Ethel Owens went to a swap meet in Tacoma, WA. Ethel set up their date at the swap meet because of her love of antiques and unique items. Jonathan on the other hand, thought it would be a cheap date. He soon found out that the buying and selling of resale goods is a serious business. They’ve been together the last 29 years and have traveled the world collecting interesting finds.
LANSING, MI– Even though the Poetry in the City poetry readings have been “scrapped” from Lansing Parks and Recreation’s programming, the show went on.
The nation just celebrated the Fourth of July and principles of freedom and justice instilled in the U.S. Constitution, the following quotes by notables remind us not all people have been included in the "American dream."
Summer Thompson from Georgia visits the Junkanoo Museum in the Bahamas. Her father Rodney Thompson has Bahamian roots.TNCP Photo.
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Almost every visitor to the Bahamas is exposed to junkanoo.
No matter what the occasion — a child’s birthday party, an elegant dinner or a casual family get-together — ice cream is a wonderful treat that adds to the celebration.
Students from Fairview show off their award from their
philanthropic efforts. Photo courtesy of Hospice of Lansing.
Each year, Mrs. Fuller’s Resource Room students at Forest View Elementary School raise money to donate to a charity. This year, the sale of the beautiful crystals raised $651.55 plus 50 Mexican pesos. The children donated the funds to the school’s neighbor, Hospice of Lansing Residence.