Grand Rapids African American Museum and Archives

The Grand Rapids African American Museum and Archive's (GRAAMA) mission is to promote, preserve, display, collect and honor the lives, culture, history and accomplishments of African, African American, and connected peoples in the Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan community.

Through funding from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, a $25,000 grant from the Michigan Humanities Council in 2014 allowed GRAAMA to begin Grandmas' Voices.

This project initiated the recording of oral histories from older African Americans in Grand Rapids and West Michigan. These black diamonds were just the start of the vision behind GRAAMA.