As part of Groundwork’s ongoing series of equity interviews, today for Pride Month, we hear from Adrienne Brown-Reasner, Up North Pride's newly hired first Executive Director, and also first full-time employee. Based in Traverse City, Up North Pride serves the LGBTQ+...
Above: Jonny Cameron. Photo by Michael Poehlman. As part of Groundwork’s ongoing series of equity interviews, today, on National Pride Day 2025, we hear from Jonny Cameron, an early organizer of Pride events in Traverse City and stalwart advocate for LGBTQ+ rights,...
As part of our ongoing series of equity writings, today we share thoughts from Marshall Collins about Juneteenth National Independence Day, the federal holiday commemorating the day when, in Galveston, Texas, the last slaves in the United States were freed. Their...
By Tony Vu As part of our ongoing series of equity articles, Tony Vu—restaurateur, nonprofit-preneur, and journeyer—shares a poem he wrote that reflects on his Vietnamese-American roots. We send the piece today in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage...
We at Groundwork are heartbroken to share that our dear colleague, Holly T. Bird, has walked on. In the Anishinaabe way, when someone begins their journey to the spirit world, -ba is added to their name as a way to honor that passage. From this point forward, she will...
As winter becomes spring in northern Michigan, we have more light and longer days. As we reset for a new season, we must also stay actively engaged in the events that are shaping this country. These have been challenging months for the many of us who are concerned...