Black History Month honors the achievements and contributions of African Americans to the country every February.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A Black-owned wine and jazz bar in downtown Grand Rapids is set to close at the end of the month ...

Travel hasn’t always been easy for African Americans — far from it. That’s why, during an era of segregation, “The Negro ...

The two-mile tour now has 11 stops that highlight influential people and moments in Grand Rapids' history, from visits during ...

Walter Coe moved to Grand Rapids in 1916 from Nashville and became the city's first Black police officer in 1922.

"We are here standing in solidarity with Two Spirit LGBTQ plus community, our siblings. We are standing here in solidarity with Palestinians." ...

When people say Black candidates can’t raise money or win elections, I tell them to check the numbers.” As the youngest justice ever appointed to Michigan’s highest court at 34, Bolden ...

The "Stand Up & Fight Back!" rally was hosted by the Grand Rapids Alliance Against Racism and Political Repression on ...

Kent Career Tech Center invites community members to meet staff, students and explore the labs and programs offered.

A 46-year-old mother faces criminal charges after investigators say she set fire to her home, harming three of her own children.