OFF THE BEATEN PATH, JUST THE OTHER SIDE OF "THE BEAT"
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A podcast for Michigan Cultures, Histories, and Geographies.
WMBM and Syncopate Radio Launched and Building at the Core of Music, Conversation and Culture First Tech Workshop for Raising Hay, the inaugural episode of my new podcast, Syncopate in June 2020. New, but familiar software, a lovely mic, the Lady Cave and my partner in recording and broadcasting, Ron Burton, and it's just the right combo of elements. One great interview with Heather Mitchell, Remi Harrington , Salina Johnson and Linsay Adrian Kelly. I am Loving this project and thankful to the Arts Council of Kalamazoo for funding a generous part of the time and resources needed to help tell this important story. |
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Audio archives
WSW: A Group That Made a Difference
We spoke with two members, co-counder River Artz-Iffland and Margaret DeRitter, as well as reunion co-organizer and historian Michelle Johnson about the group’s place in Kalamazoo’s history and the difference it made for its members.
Read More Historians To Put Together Black Histories Of
This past Wednesday, southwestern partners of the Pre 1915 Michigan Black Communities/Exhibits for a New Century for the Michigan Historical Center, spent hours going through the civil war pension records of local African Americans. That might not sound exciting to you, but it certainly is to the state’s public historian on the 3-year Kellogg Foundation funded project, Michelle Johnson.
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Gay, Lesbian Center Celebrates Female
If you tune in to WIDR around lunchtime on Saturdays, DJ Disobedience plays a mix of soul, funk, R&B, jazz, and blues on her show Slip Back Soul. Just like her name implies, DJ Disobedience likes to play music that not only grooves but moves.
Read More Historian Brings Stories of African-American
This Sunday, African-American history scholar Michelle Johnson, who’s also the executive director of the FIRE Historical and Cultural Arts Collaborative, will present a lecture on “Oral Tradition in African American Culture.”
Read More Kids Learn About Black, Latino Authors
There’s a reason why we celebrate Black History Month every February. Decades after the Civil Rights Movement, the political leaders, inventors, and artists in U.S. history books are still overwhelmingly white. But a new program by Fire Historical and Cultural Arts Collaborative in Kalamazoo aims to help students learn about diverse authors and orators.
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