African American-owned newspaper: the Michigan State News

Published: April 3, 2025

Published in Grand Rapids from 1920-1924, the “Michigan State News” was an African American-owned newspaper. Only two issues of this newspaper are known to exist today.

Through collaborative efforts between the Grand Rapids History Center and the Grand Rapids Public Museum, a rare and important piece of Grand Rapids’ early-20th century Black experience is being preserved.

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