WMEAC Board President Lin Bardwell and Mariano Avila, a producer at WGVU Public Media, had been working on a project together for months, a documentary that was a social-cultural look…
By Hope O'Dell and Gregory Manni For some background to this article and a brief explanation of systemic racism, read Part 1 Dr. Khan Nedd, a specialist in internal medicine…
By Hope O'Dell and Gregory Manni Sergio Cira-Reyes had seen the numbers. Black, Brown, and Indigenous people in the United States, and those in the ethnic minority, were catching COVID-19…
By Gregory Manni GRAND RAPIDS, MI — The nation has run out of medical masks, but an unlikely group of crafters and makers is striving to curb the shortage…
By Andrew Blok WMEAC’s staff, board, members and friends met to review the year and hand out awards to those who have done the most to further WMEAC’s mission this…
by Amelia Ackley and Maggie Mianecke WMEAC’s Rainy Day Contest aims to improve stormwater quality, reduce flooding, and increase water conservation in four Grand Rapids neighborhoods. WMEAC is working in…
By Dan Christmann Winter last year (2018-19 for those of you browsing through the archive) was manic depressive. Michigan's weather is always unpredictable, but this was on a different level.…
Written by Madalyn Buursma Education is one of the most important aspects of everything we do here at WMEAC, and we’ve got a lot of exciting things coming up in…
Written By Madalyn Buursma WMEAC worked hard throughout 2018 with our partners to create the framework for our new pilot program, the Rainy Day Project, and this year we are…
Written by Madalyn Buursma Woman of Inspiration - Jan Strait In just a couple of years, Jan Strait has accomplished a lot in her role as a co-leader at the…
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