GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — From a seemingly homemade podium on his virtual stage, 35-year-old Austin Chenge is amassing thousands of social media followers as the first Republican candidate to enter the ...

You ever hear that saying about people who pull up the ladder behind them right after they’ve gotten where they want to be? I’d say it perfectly describes Austin Chenge, a Nigerian-American and Black ...

Austin Chenge, the Republican businessman and Army veteran from Grand Rapids who’s mounting a campaign against Governor Gretchen Whitmer in 2022, says he would cancel the state’s contracts with ...

As we approach the midway point of Black History Month, an upcoming Black GOP candidate running for Governor is calling for the necessary month to be celebrated no more. According to the official ...

Speaking to Okayplayer, Otis Redding’s grandson, Justin Andrews, discusses his role in the Otis Redding Foundation. 17 hours ago Chenge, a Black man who's running for governor in Michigan, took to ...

A Black Republican in Michigan declared that if he wins the 2022 gubernatorial race, he would replace Black History Month with “American History Month.” Austin Chenge, a Black Army veteran, ...

Austin Chenge, a Michigan businessman, is the first Republican to announce his intention to challenge popular Democrat Gretchen Whitmer for the office of governor in the Great Lakes State. Chenge, a ...

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is up for re-election in 2022, and she now has her first Republican challenger: Austin Chenge, a 35-year-old businessman and Army veteran from Grand Rapids who, like some of ...

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OWOSSO, MI — Fewer than 10 Black Republicans have ever been elected to state-level positions in Michigan’s history, something a growing pool of Black Republican candidates are looking to change in ...

*Republican Austin Chenge, a Black Army veteran and businessman out of Michigan, has made clear that he will cancel Black History Month if elected governor. “I love my country, I’m a veteran and I ...