In Grand Rapids, a group of mothers whose unarmed sons were stopped at gunpoint by police are seeking an apology, and it is Rapid Growth Publisher Tommy Allen's hope that they get it. Here, Allen explains why he believes an "I'm sorry" is not only possible, but necessary.
Only a fraction of the stories coming out of Standing Rock are making it to mainstream media sources, so local businessman Mark Sellers and Rapid Growth Publisher Tommy Allen hit the road to see for themselves what is happening with the Dakota Access Pipeline and at Oceti Sakowin Camp. Allen explains why what they discover there indeed matters to Michigan.
Rapid Growth's Publisher Tommy Allen on how we, as a community, can, through local art and honest dialogue, provide the necessary space to process the violence that has happened in our country. Here, "thing global, act local" gets a much-needed new spin.
Publisher and Lifestyle Editor Tommy Allen tackles the real cost to Michigan if legislators enact bills that would prohibit residents who are transgender from using bathrooms that match their gender identity. If these bills get Lansing's stamp of approval, every business and citizen would be on the hook to pay for the misguided legislation.
Since 2013, Well House, a Grand Rapids-based nonprofit, has helped 103 homeless individuals find permanent, safe and low-cost housing in the city. Publisher Tommy Allen reflects on this milestone and where the organization, and the entire city, goes from here.
A great city is always a work in progress. Rapid Growth's Publisher and Lifestyle Editor Tommy Allen was reminded of this fact on a recent trip to Grand Rapids’ City Hall.
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