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Catalyst Radio: racial equity in Grand Rapids

Catalyst Radio
Catalyst Radio
3/21/16 12:44pm
metro local life
Host Katie Gordon speaks with Kyle Lim, project coordinator for Grand Rapids Urban League, on local issues of urban development and racial equity.

About Catalyst Radio

Catalyst Radio is the weekly public affairs radio program of Community Media Center, with co-hosts Michele Fife, Katie Gordon and Jessica Young. The program is a feature of WYCE and The Rapidian and includes interviews with organizations and people working on community issues, public affairs, social justice, and media literacy. You can catch it on air at noon every Friday on WYCE 88.1 FM or streaming on the Grand Rapids Community Media Center Website.

 

Past Catalyst Radio episodes are archived on The Rapidian.

/Courtesy of Kyle Lim

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INTERVIEW

In this episode of Catalyst Radio, we talk with Kyle Lim, project coordinator for Grand Rapids Urban League, on issues around racial equity in Grand Rapids. He shares how racial inequities manifest in Grand Rapids, including topics of urban development and gentrification. 

To read Greater Grand Rapids Racial Equity Network's statement on most recent development plans announced for SE Grand Rapids, click here. 

For more information on Grand Rapids Urban League, click here. 

 

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