Black History Month was recognized nationally in 1976, when President Gerald Ford designated the month as a time for the ...

To learn about the life of the 38th president of the United States, consider a visit to the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum. Though he was born in Omaha, Nebraska, Ford spent much of his life ...

Every month is a good month to catch a show at the Penumbra Theatre, home of Minnesota's only Black professional theater ...

Black History Month wasn’t always a monthlong celebration. In February 1926, historian and author Carter G. Woodson created Negro History Week. It was a weeklong celebration in an effort to teach ...

Michigan turned 188 on Sunday, and it already has matching left and right mittens. Michigan residents will have to make do ...

A great place to stop for a local history lesson, the Grand Rapids Public Museum specializes in science, history and culture. Along with a theater, a cafe, a gift shop, a carousel and a ...

The United States Navy has a tradition of naming many of its popular ships after U.S. presidents. Here are five that stand ...

Determined to defeat the Italian marque after several failed attempts in the years prior, Ford developed the GT40 and, ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – In recent years, Gerald R. Ford International Airport has doubled down on providing people traveling to and from Grand Rapids with a wide variety of Michigan-made options.

Ford Motor Company will return to the top level of prototype sports car racing in 2027. The automaker will be back in the World Endurance Championship series with a factory team that will compete at ...

The Trump White House issued a proclamation Friday recognizing February as Black History Month around the same time the Defense Department issued guidance declaring "identity months dead.” The ...

The Black American West Museum & Heritage Center, located in a home that was once the office of Dr. Justina Ford, Denver's ...