Eugene Bullard (9 October 1894 – 12 October 1961) was the first African-American military pilot and the only black pilot in World War I. He was born Eugene Jacques Bullard in Columbus, Georgia, in the United States. His father was known as “Big Chief Ox” and his mother was a Creek Indian;...

Ummmmmmm, these have been my thoughts EXACTLY! In addition, I enjoy the fact that Jesus is still rockin’ out the linens, but has upgraded to BlueTooth technology to handle what appears to be an extensive prayer complaint.

Denise Bryan, Michael Woerner, and Drew Stoppels The Kent County Health Department has been utilizing the latest in social networking trends in an effort to recruit and organize volunteers willing to educate our community on the importance of HIV/AIDS testing. GET INVOLVED Please call: 616.632.7187 Recently,...

GRAND RAPIDS — The Speak Equal Foundation, a local and newly-formed human rights organization has announced their inaugural benefit concert series. The concert will be hosted by Rumors Nightclub, Grand Rapids largest gay night club, on Saturday, January 16, 2010. Performances kick off at 6:30...

Yeah … Game Day is all about taking five minutes (or five half-hour-minutes) to relieve yourself, mid-week from the stress and strain of our mundane, day-to-day lives. Game Day is all about vegging out for a minute or 60 … the games don’t have to make sense, they just have to feel...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Long-time editor-in-chief of The Grand Rapids Press Mike Lloyd has been hired as executive director of Broadway Grand Rapids, a 21-year-old organization which presents and promotes touring Broadway productions at DeVos Performance Hall. Lloyd retired in July 2009 after 31 years...

Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net 5. “Santas’ Rap” Artist: Treacherous Three ft. Doug E. Fresh Lyric sample: “Man, ya’ll should be glad that I didn’t quit, ’cause I’m gettin’ too old for this Santa Claus s***!” The 411: The hip-hop feature...

Happy Holidays from the fine folks at Speak Equal! This week will probably be a pretty laid back news week. You’re focused on your family (we meant that pun), and so are we! That being said, enjoy some more oddball photos and have a good laugh, on us!

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Today marks the 21st International World AIDS Day. It’s a day of reflection, a day of celebration, a day that honors those whom have contributed to the fight for better treatment, and of course, a cure. Understanding that there may be members of our community who are not familiar with the history...