City holds S. Division talks on Transportation
Everything from how gentrification causes displacement, to how trees affect transportation is on the agenda for the city’s six-part community series. Tonight at six the city will put on a dinner that...
View ArticleCity holds S. Division talks on economic opportunities
This Tuesday, the topic will be Health and Environment. But, in case you missed it, the one at the Kroc center last Tuesday, November 28 was about economic opportunity. The free dinner was chicken and...
View ArticleHope College students stage anti-discrimination campaign
A group of Hope College students identifying as LGBT and People of Color started a campaign to amplify 95 stories of discrimination and disrespect on campus. Joshua Kam is generally well regarded by...
View ArticleFriday is GR's first Filipino lantern (Parol) celebration
Picture a walkway lined with star-shaped lanterns, made by hand out of bamboo and brightly-colored cellophane, that light the way to church for the nine days leading up to Christmas Eve. That’s a new...
View ArticleIllegal firearms seizures up in Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids has seen a sharp increase in illegal firearms seizures in recent years. Grand Rapids police have seized more than 265 illegal guns so far this year, up from 254 in 2016 and more than...
View ArticleArea Pastors call GRPD and civil rights officials for talk
In the wake of community outcry over the Grand Rapids police officer who cuffed 11-year-old Honestie Hodges, Grand Rapids Area Pastors invited the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, and GRPD leaders...
View ArticleHugo Claudin: Q&A on 2017/18 in Grand Rapids
As 2017 wraps up, we asked four questions of four West Michigan leaders working with our most vulnerable communities. [Mariano Avila] Hugo Claudin works at the Red Project helping folks living with...
View ArticleTami VandenBerg: Q&A on 2017/18 in Grand Rapids
As 2017 wraps up, WGVU’s Mariano Avila asked four questions of four West Michigan leaders working with our most vulnerable communities. As part of WGVU’s Mutually Inclusive, here is his interview with...
View ArticleCle Jackson: Q&A on 2017/18 in Grand Rapids
As 2017 wraps up, WGVU’s Mariano Avila asked four questions of four West Michigan leaders working with our most vulnerable communities. Here is his interview with Cle Jackson. [Mariano Avila] Cle...
View ArticleMarijuana in Michigan: The legal timeline
Marijuana in Michigan is poised to be a big story for 2018. But what its legalization means to different communities is a complex question. Let’s start with the legal story. The Michigan Medical...
View Article"You are Evil" says judge, sentences man to life
“You are the lowest form of human life that I have been able to observe and see. You are a monster, and quite frankly, you are evil. What you did was sickening and disgusting. You should never be...
View ArticleApril Reign (#OscarSoWhite) talks Twitter, Oscars, allies
As part of GVSU’s MLK Day celebration, twitter maven and racial inclusion advocate April Reign came to west Michigan. April Reign is best known for her hashtags #OscarSoWhite and #NoConfederate—which...
View ArticleTalk with journalist who interviewed Nassar Survivors
“When you read that there were 190 women sexually abused, that’s a number. It is something entirely different to see a young girl with bangs and braces, and someone that fiddles with their necklace and...
View ArticleInterview: Journalist Katie Strang on Nassar coverage
Larry Nassar, the sports doctor who was convicted for molesting 190 girls and women earlier this month has been making headlines nationally. Katie Strang is the managing editor of The Athletic, a...
View ArticleGR Commission "Reset" new city manager search
The Grand Rapids City Commission voted to restart the search process for a new city manager, the most powerful, non-elected position in city government. [Jon O’Connor]: I would move that we reinitiate...
View ArticleGrand Rapids Commissioner Kurt Repart on resetting the City Manager search
Last week, Grand Rapids City Commissioners voted to restart the search for a new City Manager, the most powerful non-elected official in the city. To better understand their decision, WGVU is...
View ArticleGrand Rapids hosting 1st ever Lunar parade and festival
It all starts outdoors at 5:30 this evening--That's when the Lunar New Year’s Celebration at Gillette Bridge along with the dragon parade will take place. "There’s going to be 4,000 fire crackers that...
View ArticleWhite Privilege Conference comes to Grand Rapids
What is white privilege? “White Privelege is simple, it’s the benefits, the perks, it’s the rewards you receive simply because you have white skin.” That’s Eddie Moore, founder and Director of the...
View ArticleGR Chamber endorses Brian Calley for Governor
The Grand Rapids Area Chamber officially endorsed Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley who is seeking the republican nomination for Governor. Rick Baker, President & CEO of the Grand Rapids Area...
View ArticleBi-racial identity focus at Loving Day film screening
Today marks the 51 st anniversary of the Loving vs Virginia case which legalized interracial marriage. Ebony Road Players, the Grand Rapids-based black theater company is holding a week-long...
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