MICHIGAN SMALL BUSINESSES RECEIVE FUNDING – Janelle James:

Good news small businesses! Michigan Small Business Survival Grant Program gave $52.5 million to 6,000 small businesses in Michigan. This grant helped 50,000 jobs come back, one being East Lansing Hot Yoga. Patty Sutherland, restaurant owner paid rent and payroll with the money. 50 counties in Michigan received the funding.

6 MSU AND MID-MICHIGAN WOMEN HONORED WITH 2021 INSPIRATION AWARD  – Anastasia Pirrami: Six women were awarded at the MSU Center for Gender in Global Context (GenCen) for the 2021 Inspirational Award on Feb. 3rd. The award ceremony is to celebrate women as a part of the Mid Michigan communities, students and MSU employees who participated in social inclusiveness and gender equity.

MSU ALUMNA BRINGING BACK THE MSU BLACK BOOK  – Griffin Wiles:

In need of some resources? MSU alumna Triniti Watson is bringing back MSU Black Book. A resource guide that provides information for the MSU black community. The idea stemmed from Victor Hugo Green’s book, “Green Book” which was created in the 30s through 60s to provide black people with a guide of services that were available for them. “What the Black Book is, is a resource guide book for Black MSU students,” Watson said. “Within this book, you’ll find a wide range of resources that are all Black-centered. … Essentially, the function of the book is to allow folks to visualize the community that exists at State, and then to also start to build connections across those resources.”

Script writer: Chandra Fleming

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