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- New Interview for the GRPS Uncovered podcast
- New GRPS Uncovered podcast for 7/7/2025
- Radical Grand Rapids: Places, Dates, Actions and People
- New book by long time community activist Paul Mayhue: Another Brother in The Struggle
- New Grand Rapids podcast sheds light on the history of the Grand Rapids Public Schools
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Radical Grand Rapids: Places, Dates, Actions and People
My new book, Radical Grand Rapids: Places, Dates, Actions and People, which is a companion to, A People’s History of Grand Rapids, is now available. You can purchase the book from Schuler Books, directly from sjeff987@gmail.com. Below is an image … Continue reading
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New book by long time community activist Paul Mayhue: Another Brother in The Struggle
Paul Mayhie recently reached out to us and asked us to post something about his new book, Another Brother in The Struggle. Here is the description that comes with the book: From the raw fields of Arkansas to the tumultuous … Continue reading
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New Grand Rapids podcast sheds light on the history of the Grand Rapids Public Schools
A new podcast called, GRPS Uncovered, takes a critical look at the history of the Grand Rapids Public Schools, through interviews with people who went to school in this district. GRPS Uncovered is a project started by Professor Leanne Kang, … Continue reading
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A People’s History of Grand Rapids book is now available
After years of research, interviews and archival materials, A People’s History of Grand Rapids is finally available. Since Howard Zinn wrote A People’s History of the United States, there have been numerous books that have used his model to address … Continue reading
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Revolutionary Anarchist Youth zine highlights benefit show in Grand Rapids for political prisoner Geronimo Pratt in 1996
The following post is the second in a series using archival documents from Cole Dorsey, a longtime activist/organizer in Grand Rapids and the Bay Area in California. Below is a page from one of the many zines created by the … Continue reading
Anti-sweatshop Action in Grand Rapids – 1996
As part of the growing anti-globalization/anti-free trade movement that was growing in the US, especially after the passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement, organizers with the Institute for Global Education held an action at the Woodland Mall to … Continue reading
The Environmental Movement in Grand Rapids: The Grand Rapids Watershed (1993)
This is our first piece on the environmental movement in Grand Rapids. In future articles we will look at what has contributed to ecological destruction since the founding of Grand Rapids, what environmental organizations have existed and what role the … Continue reading
Revisiting the 1967 Race Riot in Grand Rapids
“It is not enough for me to stand before you tonight and condemn riots. It would be morally irresponsible for me to do that without, at the same time, condemning the contingent, intolerable conditions that exist in our society. These … Continue reading
Grand Rapids People’s History Project gets award for contributing to local history
I am grateful to the Kutsche Office of Local History for this award. I also would like to thank friends and family who continue to support the efforts and energy I put towards the Grand Rapids People’s History Project. However, … Continue reading
Why it is important that we learn from our history of resistance and liberation
During the interview process for the People’s History of the LGBTQ Community in Grand Rapids, we asked participants what the value is of being aware of and learning from the rich history of resistance and liberation, no matter what struggle … Continue reading
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