GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) – There’s a special event coming up on Saturday celebrating the Michigan community of Idlewild, known as Michigan’s Black Eden. Blair Evans is the founder of “Live at ...

IDLEWILD, Mich. — When I first learned the Michigan football team would be traveling to Idlewild as part of its tour around the state, my first thought was, ‘Where on earth is Idlewild?’ More ...

KALAMAZOO, MI -- Decades ago, a majority Black resort community in West Michigan that was referred to as “Black Eden” was in its heyday. Now, it’s fallen into disrepair. A $25,000 grant from Western ...

IDLEWILD, Mich. — Introducing Live at Idlewild!—a soul-filled, musical walk down memory lane. If music peaked with Motown for you— if R&B are your favorite two letters on the musical alphabet while ...

As we reach the peak of the summer heat, theGrio celebrates the legacy of Black summer retreats, beginning with Idlewild, Michigan. On Wednesday, July 20, ownership of a strip of Los Angeles’ ...

The Hotel Casa Blanca, a significant landmark in Idlewild has been designated as one of America's Most Endangered Historic Places. Built by Black architect Woolsey Coombs, the hotel served as a haven ...

A group of Black judges gathered this past weekend in Lake County in tribute to a pair of pioneers of their profession. Members of the Association of Black Judges of Michigan (ABJM) gathered at ...

LAKE COUNTY, Mich. — The historic Hotel Casa Blanca in Idlewild has been named one of America’s 11 most endangered historic places by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Built in 1949, the ...

IDLEWILD, Mich. -- For moviegoers, "Idlewild" is the title of a new film starring platinum-selling hip-hop duo OutKast. For many others, however, Idlewild is a historical landmark. Andre Benjamin and ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- Duke Ellington, looking as regal and elegant at the piano as his sobriquet. Louis Armstrong, his megawatt smile disappearing onstage only when he played his trumpet. Sammy Davis Jr ...