
Local Black Heroes Round-Up 2022
Throughout Black History Month, Big Brothers Big Sisters celebrated local Black heroes and Black-owned businesses and organizations.
https://www.bbbsmi.org/2022/03/03/local-black-heroes-round-up-2022/Throughout Black History Month, Big Brothers Big Sisters celebrated local Black heroes and Black-owned businesses and organizations.
https://www.bbbsmi.org/2022/03/03/local-black-heroes-round-up-2022/Monteze Morales, Director of Kalamazoo Promise Services at KVCC, serves as an educational consultant as well as Vice-Chair of the Kalamazoo County Commissioners. She is dedicated to ensuring academic success in local youth.
https://www.bbbsmi.org/2022/02/28/celebrating-local-black-heroes-monteze-morales/Ervin Armstrong, a man of God, helps families prepare a better financial future for their children while giving back to their respective churches.
https://www.bbbsmi.org/2022/02/25/celebrating-local-black-heroes-ervin-armstrong/Gwendolyn Hooker is the CEO and Founder of Helping Other People Exceed (HOPE) Thru Navigation. She is also the Owner of HMG Navigation & Planning, LLC. Through her life’s work, Hooker is an advocate for social justice with a story of defying the odds.
https://www.bbbsmi.org/2022/02/21/celebrating-local-black-heroes-gwendolyn-hooker/Jeanne Mitchell poured into everyone around her so deeply that her name is one remembered fondly, even nearly a decade in her wake.
https://www.bbbsmi.org/2022/02/16/celebrating-local-black-heroes-jeanne-mitchell/Rickeshia Williams is addressing birth disparities & the infant mortality gap in Southwest Michigan through her work at Milk Like Mine & Birthing Bellies Like Mine.
https://www.bbbsmi.org/2022/02/14/celebrating-local-black-heroes-rickeshia-williams/Eric Cunningham, the youngest African American to serve as a City of Kalamazoo Commissioner, has a heart to serve the Kalamazoo Community.
https://www.bbbsmi.org/2022/02/10/celebrating-local-black-heroes-eric-cunningham/Sydney Davis is the Executive Director of Black Arts & Cultural Center and founder of NixCode, a no-code app development software company.
https://www.bbbsmi.org/2022/02/07/celebrating-local-black-heroes-sydney-davis/Join us to celebrate local Black excellence all month long with Big Brothers Big Sisters. Black history is being made every day.
https://www.bbbsmi.org/2022/02/01/black-history-month-kick-off/In celebration of Black History Month, BBBS featured 18 Local Black Heroes. Meet these Black leaders and trail blazers here.
https://www.bbbsmi.org/2021/03/04/black-heroes-round-up/