Congratulations to the Kalamazoo-based organization Rootead on the opening up of their brand-new Obodo Perinatal Easy Access Clinic! Rootead has been serving the Kalamazoo area community since 2015 and holds the mission of: Reclaiming the village through cultural liberation by holding spaces for internal transformation, healing arts & birthing justice.
Revisit our wonderful event “BLACKNESS & BECOMING,” presented with our partners at Northwestern Michigan College on Black Memory and Identity with author Antonio Michael Downing, hosted by Title Track board member Kaylan Waterman. Watch the full video and check out Downing’s critically acclaimed memoir “Saga Boy.”
We’re so hyped about everything that’s moving and shaking with our dear friends D.Cipher in Detroit! Shout out to founding Title Track board member and D.Cipher co-founder Wayne Ramocan aka JUUNI for all of his work weaving our communities together.
Title Track Board member Piper Carter recently interviewed author Dan Charnas to discuss his just published book, Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm. Watch the full interview here!
Check out this update from our partners at The Amplify Project on their 2022 Fellows and revisit our 2021 collaboration.
While we recognize that the month of February is always too short to contain it all, we will continue to celebrate Black Excellence – Black Present and Black Futures! Title Track will be sharing about our local partners; their projects, work, and ways you can support; and we will continue to share out all that our communities are working toward for equitable, creative, and safe spaces.
In our first episode of the new year, we feature a musical collaboration between Ben Traverse and Michael Dause called Shantyland, rooted in friendship, that honors the deep history of the Great Lakes while sharing a love of water that drives a conviction to act boldly in the present.
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Take a look at some of the highlights from our Clean Water Campaign for MI this year and some of what we’re looking forward to in 2022.
Title Track continues to deepen our mission-driven work in collaboration with an ever-expanding network of partners. Our impact is growing. Do you share our vision for thriving communities that support Clean Water, Racial Equity, and Youth Empowerment? Join us as we take a look at some of our 2021 accomplishments and look forward to what’s ahead in 2022.