
BBBSMI Brings Home a Silver Biggie Marketing Award!
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Michigan won the Silver Biggie Marketing Award for the Local Black Heroes campaign!
https://www.bbbsmi.org/2022/06/30/biggie-marketing-award/Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Michigan won the Silver Biggie Marketing Award for the Local Black Heroes campaign!
https://www.bbbsmi.org/2022/06/30/biggie-marketing-award/Dr. Michelle S. Johnson,CEO of Playgrown and co-founder of The Institute of Public Scholarship, changes Kalamazoo through her work.
https://www.bbbsmi.org/2022/06/09/celebrating-local-black-heroes-and-pride-michelle-johnson/Marissa Harrington is a local realtor and associate broker who is passionate about creating a more equitable community.
https://www.bbbsmi.org/2022/05/19/celebrating-local-black-heroes-marissa-harrington/Buddy Hannah is a Kalamazoo playwright, director, and poet. He impacts our community through his talent and willingness to generously share his knowledge.
https://www.bbbsmi.org/2022/04/14/celebrating-local-black-heroes-buddy-hannah/Dana Calloway is a 1st-grade teacher at Woodward Elementary who has dedicated her career to the academic success of her students.
https://www.bbbsmi.org/2022/03/22/celebrating-local-black-heroes-dana-calloway/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/