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GR’s oldest operating Black-owned business persevered through prejudice
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — In just a couple of years, Brown’s Funeral Home will mark 100 years of helping families in Grand Rapids say farewell to their loved ones. Brown’s Funeral Home owner Nathaniel Moody, also a Grand Rapid city commissioner, has his eye on the future of his business, but he’s not leaving the past behind. “This is the oldest African American Black-owned business in Grand Rapids, started in 1925 by Mr. Milo M. Brown,” Moody said. Moody took over Brown’s Funeral Home just a few years ago. As the business nears the century milestone, he is the funeral home’s third owner. He started working here in the…