Rev. Dr. Michael Eric Dyson was our amazing keynote speaker at “ISAAC Virtual Banquet” on Thursday evening November 11. He was in huge demand because of his new book just out, but he fit his keynote speech for ISAAC in between his multiple TV and radio interviews!
ISAAC wants to send heartfelt gratitude to ALL our Awesome Sponsors! Please click below to view Sponsor Recordings.
So much more inspiration happened at the ISAAC Virtual Banquet!
Click below to view our ISAAC Video of Remembrance as we honor the lives of ISAAC Family Members and Social Justice Leaders, Ms. Eileen Scamehorn, Dr. C.G. Charles and Brother Travontae McFerrin-Brown.
“We are beyond grateful that ISAAC can bring Dr. Dyson to inspire Kalamazoo County,” says Elder Doug King, ISAAC President and pastor of Grace Covenant Ministries at WMU. “Dr. Dyson is in great demand right now because of his new book that’s just coming out.” Rev. Dr. Michael Eric Dyson will be keynote speaker […]
A “Banquet” of food will be available in the weeks following Nov. 11, at local restaurants owned by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) who are donating part of their proceeds to support ISAAC. ISAAC wants to intentionally support our local BIPOC restaurants, and we invite you to support this effort. Watch for the dates […]
ISAAC long-sleeved T-shirts, hoodies, and other clothes that say “ISAAC: Grasping Change at the Root. Growing the Beloved CommUNITY” will be for sale soon on the ISAAC website. Check there for the colors, sizes and styles you’d like to order. Huge thanks to Mr. Kerria Randolph, ISAAC VP for Financial Development, for his creativity and […]
We are deeply grateful to all of our Virtual Banquet Sponsors to date. Is your congregation, organization or business on the list yet? If not, please become a Sponsor! To be a Sponsor just fill out this form: https://forms.gle/82trUbde4hJWX3J58 Thank you to all our “Growing the Beloved CommUNITY” Sponsors to date: Rooted Change Sponsor: Truth, […]
We are very pleased and excited that Rev. Dr. Michael Eric Dyson will be our keynote speaker at our “ISAAC Virtual Banquet” on Thursday evening November 11th at 6pm! Dr. Michael Eric Dyson is a Georgetown University sociology professor, an ordained clergy member, a New York Times contributing opinion writer, and a contributing editor of […]
We made powerful progress together despite the pandemic! See our ISAAC Annual Report 2020
On June 9th community members were invited to join survivors, to pray for peace, and to join efforts together to end gun violence in our community for the 7th Annual Gun Violence Remembrance Vigil.
Racism against our Asian American and Pacific Islander family members is nothing new. History and present day offers painful stories of racism, dehumanization, internment camps, violence and other incidents of covert and overt racism. White Supremacy has painted the false narrative of the Model Minority Myth to create false hierarchies and dissension among People of […]
Ed Genesis is an artist, poet, musician, organizer, entrepreneur, and community leader. Born and raised in Gary, Indiana and moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan permanently in his early 20’s, his love of art/music, his passion for his people and community, and his gift of creativity are evident in all areas of his work. In October 2018 Ed Genesis released a song to accompany the campaign he was working on around school push out, entitled Junior High, which was distributed nationwide including on his own iHeart radio station, Spotify, and iTunes.
In 2017 Ed Genesis created Poetic Justice, a monthly open-mic that was hosted/led by 5 local poets. He has performed as well as hosted several events such as the Black Arts Festival, the Kalamazoo Poetry Festival, and the National Day of Racial Healing.
Ed Genesis is Lead Mentor and head of community relations at Speak It Forward where he teaches youth at Lakeside Academy, Starr-Commonwealth, and the Kalamazoo County Juvenile home healing through music and art. In 2017, he started WE ACTIVE! a community organization aimed at fighting against mass incarceration and the school to prison pipeline. The organization was recognized by the State of Michigan and presented with a Special Tribute by Representative Jon Hoadley for its work on Criminal Justice Reform and Mass Incarceration in the Kalamazoo Community. Ed Genesis has been a panelist and featured speaker in Washington D.C., Chicago, and Milwaukee. He has and continues to collaborate with artists local to Kalamazoo, youth included, to create music to address social justice issues. In 2018 Ed Genesis joined Truth Racial Healing and Transformation (TRHT). He leads the Racial Healing design team with a focus on healing justice and is also part of the Law Design Team.
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