Amena Anderson
Local resident embraces her femininity as a bodybuilder
by (AMENA)
Submitted 04-19-2012 under LOCAL LIFE
Leah Thomas eats a lot. She eats every two hours, totaling about five or six meals a day. But that’s what it takes to be a competitive bodybuilder. Before the sun rises each morning, Thomas, 48, is already at the Kroc Center working up a sweat...
Christian outreach ministry celebrates 16 years in Eastown
by (AMENA)
Submitted 11-28-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
Kiara Baskins was in kindergarten when she started going to Eastown Ministries, a Christian outreach program at 610 Benajmin Avenue SE. The petite 20-year-old said she didn’t grow up in a “Godly based” home, but she knew about the...
Grand Rapids native teaches West African dance
by (AMENA)
Submitted 10-13-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
Grand Rapids native Jewellynne Richardson, 43, spent eight years in Atlanta learning West African dances such as Kakilambe, a traditional dance that calls on the healing spirit of the Kakilambe during harvest time. Now she wants the West Michigan...