A vaccine clinic on Friday, June 11, 2021 at Bronson Park continued to push for more people to get vaccinated. The clinic, held during Pride Month, largely focused on vaccinating people in the LGBTQ community. A Harvard Health study said LGBTQ people could be hesitant about vaccines because historically, the community had experienced discrimination in several settings, including in health care.
Marshall Kilgore, Western Michigan University alumnus and Director of advocacy at Outfront Kalamazoo, officially announced he’s running for Kalamazoo City Commission on June 2 at Heritage Hall.
May 25 marked the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s death. An event called ‘Open Eyes Kalamazoo’ was held in Bronson Park to honor Floyd and other black lives lost to
Black Lives Matter will ‘stand in unity’ with Kalamazoo Asian American community at No More Hate rally
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Lily Cheng-Schulting, 2020 Democratic State Representative nominee in District 72, will be one of the keynote speakers at a May 16 Black Lives Matter/Stop Asian Hate rally in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Cheng-Schulting is pictured here speaking at a rally/vigil in Grand Rapids on Saturday, March 20, 2021 that honored victims from the March 16 mass shooting in Atlanta which killed eight people, six of whom were women of Asian descent. (MLive File Photo | Hope Davison)Hope Davison
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KALAMAZOO, MI A rise in hate crimes against the Asian American and Pacific Islander community over the past two years has led local activists in Kalamazoo to come together with community leaders to stand together, speak out and listen.