On today's Stateside, an explainer on the Intensive Supervision Appearance Program in Grand Rapids, and what unfolded when ICE agents appeared there last weekend. Plus, an overview of need-to-knows for anyone stopped by immigration officials.
Then, a historical perspective what pride means, and what celebrations have looked like across America and among our neighbors in Mexico.
Also, a bit of gardening advice from our friends at Interlochen Public Radio.
Plus, one Kalamazoo writer takes on the legacy of Nina Simone with a unique literary approach in her new book, The Lost Songs of Nina Simone.
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GUESTS ON TODAY’S SHOW:
- Michelle Jokisch-Polo, Stateside producer
- Dustin Dwyer, reporter for Michigan Public's West Michigan bureau
- Alejandra Márquez, assistant professor of Spanish with a focus on Gender and Sexuality in Latin America and the Caribbean at Michigan State University
- Dylan Kulik, Assistant Director of Sustainability, Interlochen Center for the Arts
- Shonda Buchanan, assistant professor of English at Western Michigan University; author of he Lost Songs of Nina Simone