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Girls Can! Magazine Features Bestselling artist

February 26, 2022Sonya Bernard-HollinsGirls Can! Magazine#brittanyjackson, #girlscan!, #girlscanmagazine, #merzetate, #merzetateexplorers, #parkerlooksup

The Explorers were excited to meet the bestselling illustrator, Brittany “Bea” Jackson. As we explore possibilities, we share the stories of those we meet in our quarterly magazine, social media, and public media projects. In this edition, we celebrate the students who came up with the winning cover design for our issue. Sasha Hollins, Sanaa

Girls Can! Magazine Goes Quarterly!

November 3, 2021Sonya Bernard-HollinsGirls Can! Magazine#blackgirlsrock, #girlscan!, #merzetate, #travelwriters, #youthmedia, Merze Tate, Merze Tate Explorers, Sonya Bernard-Hollins, Youthmedia

*Headline image: Girls in Tanzania read Girls Can! The Explorers and girls of Wotesawa Domestic Workers Organization have partnered to work together to provide scholarships and sisterhood to one another. Image Copyright Protected. Do not use without permission. In 2013 Community Voices partnered with the Merze Tate Explorers to bring youth voices to media. Today,

Halloween Fun with the Explorers

November 3, 2021Sonya Bernard-HollinsEvents and programs#explorers.#Merze Tate Explorers, #halloween, #Kalamazoo, #merzetate, #youthinmedia

The Merze Tate Explorers provided more than 20 hours of community service at the Crossroads Mall. This free community Trick or Treat event provided candy, entertainment, and cash prizes to youth who sought an alternative to door-to-door trick or treating. Nearly 200 youth ages 0-7 entered the costume contest with smiles and a few tears.

SCBWI Features Explorers

February 13, 2021Sonya Bernard-HollinsCompetitions, Awards, and Honors#merzetate, Children's Books, Merze Tate, Merze Tate Explorers, Michigan Authors, SCBWI, SCBWI-MI

The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators shares the story of the Merze Tate Explorers! Thanks, SCBWI for your continued efforts to highlight authors and what we do to share the world with children through books! Read the story on The Mitten HERE!

Travel Flashback: Black Music Month

June 22, 2020Sonya Bernard-HollinsTravels#beyonce, #blackgirlmagic, #explorers, #Kalamazoo, #merzetate, #michaeljackson, #travelwriters

@merzetate TRAVEL FLASHBACK MOMENT! In honor of Black Music Month, Explorer Sierra Ward poses with Michael Jackson and Beyonce wax figures at Madame Tussauds in Tokyo, Japan. Ward along with other Explorers “explored” the historic cultural, education, and business of Japan during a 2019 visit to Numazu, Japan with the Kalamazoo Sister City delegation of

Explorer Video Captures Youth Feelings of Racism

May 31, 2020Sonya Bernard-HollinsUncategorized#georgefloyd, #merzetate, #publicmedia, #sandrabland, #travelwriters, #youthmedia

What happens when youth continue racist, privileged behavior? This youth video says it all.

Explorers Revisit Scout Fun

May 7, 2020Sonya Bernard-HollinsUncategorized#explorer, #explorers, #kevinhart, #merzetate, #merzetateexplorers, #Michigan, #scouting, #universityofmichigan, #UofM, #youngdoctors

What happens when Explorers learn what it takes to become doctors through a Scout Medical Badge Day? Can Kevin Hart and Nick Jonas earn their scout badges?