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'Meet-Your-Sikh' event to bring community leaders together to raise awareness of Sikhism

Submitted 01-19-2018 under NEWS

Sikhism is one of the newest religions on Earth, founded only 500 years ago in the Punjab region of India. According to the Sikh Coalition, it is the fifth largest monotheistic religion in the world, with 25 million followers around the world and...

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Activist Bree Newsome speaks at Grand Valley State University in light of MLK commemoration

Submitted 01-18-2018 under NEWS

As the nation honors Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) on Jan. 15, various MLK events commence around the Grand Rapids area. Grand Valley State University presents their very own “Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Week," taking place Jan....

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American Civil War Museum CEO highlights importance of understanding history

Submitted 01-18-2018 under NEWS

Grand Valley State University’s Loosemore Auditorium on the Pew campus in downtown Grand Rapids was filled with over 200 people on Tuesday evening, January 16th. Christy S. Coleman, CEO of the American Civil War Museum in Richmond, Virginia...

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Catalyst Radio: The Rapidian highlights top ten most shared stories of the year, interviews Asian Festival organizer

Submitted 12-29-2017 under NEWS

In the final episode of Catalyst Radio in 2017, The Rapidian's Managing Editor Kiran Sood Patel and Community Engagement Specialist Elizabeth Rogers Drouillard recap the top ten most shared stories on The Rapidian in 2017. In the second half of...

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Local NAACP wants policing changes after detainment of 11-year-old girl

Submitted 12-19-2017 under NEWS

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Leaders of the Greater Grand Rapids Branch of the NAACP and family members of 11-year-old Honestie Hodges gathered on Calder Plaza in front of City Hall Tuesday morning, December 19, 2017. The supporters are asking Grand Rapids...

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Family traumatized after bail bondsman break-in, no police protection

Submitted 12-13-2017 under NEWS

There are two front doors at the Wilkerson house on Eastern Avenue. The first leads to the front porch, but a quick look shows the wood is splintered: the broken lock sits at an angle and often catches as Barbara Wilkerson tries to open or close it...

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ATU members approve new contract

Submitted 12-08-2017 under NEWS

After being without a contract for more than twenty-seven months, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 836 which represents most of The Rapids' bus drivers and mechanics voted in favor of a new contract on Thursday. The new contract is a three year...

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Hundreds gather in downtown Grand Rapids to kick off the holiday season

Submitted 12-04-2017 under NEWS

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Hundreds of people gathered at Rosa Parks Circle on Friday night to kick off the holiday season with the tree-lighting ceremony, "Light Up Downtown" organized by Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. 88.1 WYCE station manager...

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Civil infraction for union activist

Submitted 12-01-2017 under NEWS

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Misdemeanor trespassing charges against Rapid Bus Driver and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 836 Union Member Louis DeShane were lowered to a civil infraction on November 28, 2017. After requesting a bench trial to be heard in...

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Equity Service Policy passed without new measures for GRPD

Submitted 11-16-2017 under NEWS

On Tuesday, October 24, 2017 over 50 men, women, and children spoke before the City Commission asking that an Equal Service Policy be passed to protect the immigrant community from potential fear, intimidation, and harassment by City staff and...

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