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Urban Alliance: Group Violence Intervention (GVI)

In The News ‘Our hands were made to heal not to kill,’ says Kalamazoo organizer of marches against gun violence (mlive) Group Violence Interventions provides safe space for people affected by gun violence (News Channel 3) Unlikely relationships forge in battle to end gun violence in Kalamazoo (mlive)

Black Arts & Cultural Center

Mission The mission of the Black Arts & Cultural Center is to develop potential and creativity in Blacks in the Kalamazoo area, advance the awareness of Black artistic ability, preserve Black cultural heritage and enhance interactions among diverse groups in the community. In The News Celebration of culture fills downtown Kalamazoo through annual Black Arts […]

NOLA Mapping Project

Assignment for ENGL 490 – NOLA Divided: Race in the Big Easy There are two mapping components to this assignment. The first will be an entry into our course’s A Literary Guide to New Orleans site. This entry should be approximately 4 pages in length and will blend the analysis in your research paper alongside an analysis […]

Open Roads

Open Roads Bike Program embraces and values the diversity of Kalamazoo and the world around us. We are people of all ages, from all walks of life, working together to use bicycles as a vehicle for skill development and community engagement. We encourage people of all abilities, ages, economic statuses, faiths, ideologies, genders, gender identities, ethnic origins, nationalities, races, and sexual orientations to be a part of the Open Roads Bike Program community.

Junebug Productions

Junebug Productions emerged from the Free Southern Theater in 1980 with a mission to create and support artistic works that question and confront inequitable conditions that have historically impacted the Black community.

People for Public Art

The purpose of People for Public Art is to fund, create, and document works of public art for the City of New Orleans and beyond. We are artist-run and community-informed. We use this platform to create works of art that reflect the stories of the people. We believe that public artwork should be anchored by social justice, and preserve narratives that are in danger of being silenced.

Whitney Plantation

Whitney Plantation educates the public about the history and legacies of slavery in the United States. Visitors to the museum will learn about the history of slavery through a combination of exhibits, an hour and 15-minute tour, and conversations with our staff. 

lowernine.org

lowernine.org is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the long-term recovery of the lower ninth ward of New Orleans, Louisiana in the wake of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and the levee breaches of 2005.