by Ted Hartzell | Aug 24, 2020 | Blog
A Team of ‘Community Influencers’ Gave Vital Coronavirus Information to Black and Hispanic Communities BENTON HARBOR, Mich.—Early in the coronavirus pandemic, it was becoming clear that African Americans and other minorities were far more vulnerable to the virus in...
by Ted Hartzell | Aug 24, 2020 | Blog, Sidebar
‘Community Influencer’ Ronnika (R.J.) Williams Works Out a Formula of Engagement with Her Facebook Audience BENTON HARBOR, Mich.— Sometimes you can serve up a serious message with a side order of humor. If you do it right, it makes for easier digestion. Ronnika (R.J.)...
by Ted Hartzell | Jun 30, 2020 | Blog
The George Floyd Killing Provokes a Torrent of Thoughts about Racism in America from a 62-year-old Black Man BENTON HARBOR, Mich.— My friend James “Terry” Stokes called me up the other day. It had been a few weeks since we’d connected. We talked briefly about...
by Ted Hartzell | Jun 30, 2020 | Blog, Sidebar
Terry Stokes in his apartment in Benton Harbor, Mich. Wide-Ranging Thoughts on Racism, American-Style An hour-and-a-half interview with Terry Stokes unleashed a torrent of thoughts on why white people act the way they do, and how he and other Black people have...
by Ted Hartzell | Jun 5, 2020 | Brave Talks
Young Woman Is Discovering Through Community Grand Rounds How Systemic Racism Is Causing Poor Health in Her Hometown BENTON HARBOR, Mich. – It can be eye-opening when what you learned in your college classroom comes true in real life, explaining a mystery. And...