Grand Rapids African American Museum and Archives

10/14/2026

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The late Lucille Porter’s legacy was celebrated Sunday during a grand opening ceremony for Porter’s Place, a new community space in Ann Arbor.

10/13/2026

What an amazing trip! Here travelers stand in front of artwork depicting Dr Joseph McMillian GR Educator/Administrator and Louisville native. Several travelers remember him as their school administrator. Sooo many great experiences on this trip! If you’re interested in joining next year’s journey sign up for our newsletter at [email protected] Bags by Bare All - Clothing Brand

10/11/2026

Thank you to our bus driver Mr Richard for loading our luggage and taking such great care of us!! He’s been our driver for all vid the tours & is our official NTBE Tour Driver

10/10/2026

GRAAMA Never To Be Erased Bus Tour 2026
Day 2 National Museum of African American Music Nashville, TN
A M A Z I N G !! This has been our largest tour thus far 🤩
Not sure if we’ll need two buses next year! 🚍🚍

10/09/2026

Nashville,TN- show us what you working with!!! HoneyFire BBQ 😋😋😋😋 Absolutely DELICIOUS!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
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10/09/2026

The GRAAMA Never to Be Erased Bus Tour is in full swing!!! 🚍 Incredible bus conversations - both tears of sadness & joy More pics to come …. Thank you to W K Kellogg Foundation Daddy's Dough Cookies Brian Mosby AQUME Foundation BIGGBY MJG Michigan Burger King Painting by Jeff Sophisticated Gentleman & BareAllClothing

10/06/2026

GRAAMA remembers R&B legend Mr Freddie Jackson • EBONY Today, EBONY remembers Freddie Jackson, an R&B legend whose timeless ballads made him one of the culture’s most beloved artists.

Long before millions knew his name, Freddie got his start singing at his childhood church in Harlem... roots that helped shape the warmth, control and soul that would later make his voice an unmistakable force in R&B.

With number one hits like “Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake),” “You Are My Lady,” “Have You Ever Loved Somebody” and “Jam Tonight,” Freddie helped set the standard for an era of R&B where Black love could be tender, passionate and fully felt.

Freddie leaves us with classics for every season of love... the kind we fall into, hold onto, miss and find our way back to. That music will keep bringing people together and reminding us just how good love can sound no matter the era.

Rest in peace, Freddie Jackson. 🖤

10/06/2026

So proud of our friend Dr David Pilgrim & his team! Congratulations Doc!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Michigan is now home to a $22 million museum built around an uncomfortable idea: racist objects from America’s past can become tools for understanding that history instead of hiding it.

The new Jim Crow Museum of Racist Imagery opened Sept. 30 at Ferris State University in Big Rapids. Its 26,000-square-foot building houses more than 30,000 artifacts collected over decades by museum founder David Pilgrim and through donations from across the country.

But Pilgrim says the museum is not simply displaying racist caricatures and objects. Exhibits also focus on Black Americans who resisted those images through achievement, activism and everyday dignity.

“Witness, understand, heal” is the theme.

The museum traces the Jim Crow system of segregation and disenfranchisement while examining how racist imagery helped dehumanize Black Americans. Its centerpiece is a 7,500-square-foot exhibit gallery, joined by a library reading room, seminar space and recording studio where visitors can preserve stories about Jim Crow’s effects across generations.

Even the building carries meaning. A steel veil around part of the exterior references W. E. B. Du Bois’s concept of “the veil,” representing separation and the experience of being viewed through racism rather than one’s full humanity.

The collection has come a remarkable distance. The original museum opened at Ferris State in the 1990s in a room measuring just 500 square feet. It later expanded to 3,500 square feet before this standalone facility was developed.

More than three decades later, Michigan has given that collection room to do what Pilgrim intended from the beginning: teach difficult history by confronting it directly.

10/04/2026

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10/04/2026

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