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Recent Posts
- A People’s History of Grand Rapids book is now available
- Revolutionary Anarchist Youth zine highlights benefit show in Grand Rapids for political prisoner Geronimo Pratt in 1996
- Revolutionary Anarchist Youth flyer on the Amway co-founders
- Just after the Depression years, the Grand Rapids City Government provided direct relief and created a public works project for those unemployed
- Some examples of the conditions for blacks in Grand Rapids and what types of discrimination blacks faced on a daily basis in the early part of the 20th Century
Tag Archives: GRTV
Days of Our Lies: Public Access TV show provided independent news and news analysis in Grand Rapids from 1992 – 1998
For nearly seven years (between 1992 – 1998), if people had access to cable TV in the Grand Rapids area, they might have come across a show on GRTV called, Days of Our Lies. The show was started by several … Continue reading
Early Years of GRTV: An Interview with Tim Goodwin
We recently conducted an interview with Tim Goodwin about the founding and history of cable access channel GRTV in Grand Rapids. The interview is in 3 parts, but before each portion of the interview, we wanted to include some visual … Continue reading
1991 GRTV Show provides a window into past organizing in Grand Rapids by the LGBTQ Community
In 1991, the Lesbian and Gay Network of West Michigan had begun its campaign to get the City of Grand Rapids to pass an ordinance that would provide anti-discrimination protections for the LGBT community. The ordinance did not pass until … Continue reading
Grand Rapids People's History Project 