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Photo essay of the Hollyhock Lane and East Grand Rapids parade.
Thousands of people in the metro Grand Rapids area lined streets to view Fourth of July parades that took place over the holiday.
Typical parade activities included bands, antique cars, political campaign candidates and candy being tossed along the route.
The East Grand Rapids parade experienced protesters from the Movimiento Cosecha GR denouncing Kent County’s contract with ICE.
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John Rothwell currently resides in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he is a freelance photojournalist and reporter. In December of 2017, he finished his Communications Degree at Grand Valley State University and is currently working on adding a second degree in Multimedia Journalism. In addition to his academic work, he contributes photos, photo essays and local news coverage to The Rapidian, a hyperlocal citizen journalism platform, powered by the people of Grand Rapids.
John believes that everyone has a story to tell and that story needs to be told in a medium that best suits the situation, either in photos, video, audio, word or a mixture of all.
People must be informed on events happening in and around their lives and have their voices heard.
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