In partnership with Albion artist Jerome Washington, the students created 2-minute documentaries on the women based on research. The students used editing to bring their voices together with images of women who broke glass ceilings in areas of Education, Medicine, and Entertainment. The multimedia project will be released on September
Travel Flashback: Black Music Month
@merzetate TRAVEL FLASHBACK MOMENT! In honor of Black Music Month, Explorer Sierra Ward poses with Michael Jackson and Beyonce wax figures at Madame Tussauds in Tokyo, Japan. Ward along with other Explorers "explored" the historic cultural, education, and business of Japan during a 2019 visit to Numazu, Japan with the
Video Featuring Explorers Goes National!
KALAMAZOO (MICH.)- Last Fall up-and-coming film director MJ Harrell shared a video with then co-worker Sonya Bernard-Hollins. Harrell had provided hands-on training in videography to members of the Merze Tate Explorers. He would even accompany them to record an exclusive interview with costume designer Ruth Carter, just days before her
Explorer Video Captures Youth Feelings of Racism
#Don’t Rush the Explorers
Daughters of Dr. King and X Talk Live to GirlTrek Women
Daughters of Civil Rights Leaders:GirlTrek features a candid talk with Dr. Bernice King and Ilyasah Shabazz By Kennedy Hudson Explorer Kennedy Hudson An historic conversation with the daughters of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Learn more about the amazing women who brought this conversation at: girltrek.org KALAMAZOO (MICH.)-On May
Explorers Use Media to Highlight 2020 Census
Explorers Win Best in Newspaper Award!
Sasha Hollins represents her teammates Aliah Ward, Alayna and Nya Kuhn during the regional Michigan History Day competition at Western Michigan University. The made it to the State Finals where they won for Best Use Newspapers in the Junior Division! The Explorers competed for the first time in the Michigan
