Michigan Humanities awards over $210,000 for cultural programming


MANISTEE — Michigan projects exploring a range of humanities topics, including a conference, a festival, exhibits and oral histories received a boost in funding this month. A Manistee nonprofit is among them.

Michigan Humanities recently announced $210,620 in grants was awarded to 15 organizations in support of public humanities programming. The council strives to bring people together through stories, histories, cultures and conversations.

Manistee Area Racial Justice & Diversity Initiative received $15,000 for its “Journey of Discovery: Honoring the Contributions of African Americans in Rural Michigan” program.

“We are thrilled to be funding such interesting and diverse projects in communities all throughout Michigan with this round of Humanities Grants,” said Jennifer Rupp, Michigan Humanities’ president and chief executive officer, in a news release. “These projects are bringing to light the untold stories of our communities that make up the fabric of Michigan’s history.”

The Manistee group is planning a series of events for 2023.

“Black History Month offers us the opportunity, and obligation, to learn about, reflect upon and lift up the experiences and the influences of African-Americans here in our region,” said Lisa Allen, a Manistee Area Racial Justice & Diversity Initiative member who wrote the grant application, in an email. “In an effort to become a more just and inclusive community, learning more about each other is key and will engender greater trust and lead to more equitable, happy and meaningful lives for us all.”

Manistee Area Racial Justice & Diversity Initiative, in cooperation with the Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts in Mansitee, will present a month of programming in February highlighting contributions from African-Americans, past and present, in rural Michigan.



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