KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Christmas can be a joyous day, but also a trashy one with gift wrapping and other materials considered. This year, Kalama.
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A unity march took place on Saturday, July 24, 2021 at the Northside neighborhood in Kalamazoo. Nearly 50 demonstrators stomped the pavement to fight gun violence.
Demonstrators started the 1.6 mile march on Woodbury Avenue.
“I need my grandchildren to grow up, I don’t need to worry about a bullet just hitting one of them,” said a woman in the crowd.
The community is concerned about street violence and taking steps to end it.
“I think this is one little way, in which I can do my part,” said Kalamazoo resident Richard Phillips.
“We’re here to bring the community together, let them know that there is love and there is compassion for all demographics,” said Michael Willis, another resident of Kalamazoo.
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By Brandon James
Jun 9, 2021 | 8:51 AM
Kalamazoo City Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution opposing a bill proposed in Lansing that would ban transgender high school student-athletes from competing in girlsâ sports. Commissioner Erin Knott, who is also Executive Director of Equality Michigan called the legislation discriminatory and damaging.
âSchool officials shouldnât treat a transgender female as a girl between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. and then treat her like she is a boy when practice starts.â
Commissioner Jeanne Hess testified at the Senate Committee Hearing on the bill as a former K-College Womenâs Coach. She says both state and federal high school athletic associations oppose such billsâ¦