Today on Stateside, Grand Rapids public schools are back in the classroom. The district’s superintendent discusses the return to in-person learning. Also, writer Rochelle Riley tells us about her new book, which features children dressed up as iconic and influential Black Americans. Plus, a look at the history of Black sailors on the Great Lakes.
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After months of online learning, Grand Rapids Public Schools welcomes kids back to the classroom
- Leadriane Roby is the superintendent of Grand Rapids Public Schools.
The forgotten sea shanties of Black Great Lakes sailors
- Jillian Reese is Curator of Exhibits for the Michigan History Center.
Should future plans for Line 5 consider climate change?
- Lexi Krupp is a science and conservation reporter for Interlochen Public Radio.
New book views Black history through a child’s face
- Rochelle Riley is the Director of Arts and Culture for the city of Detroit and a former columnist for the Detroit Free Press. She’s also co-creator of the new book That They Lived: African Americans Who Changed the World.
Support for arts and culture coverage comes in part from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs.
