Bias
Grand Rapids needs to address racism in lifeguarding
by (annadebraber)
Submitted 06-19-2018 under PLACE-MATTERS
At Briggs Park a group of black neighborhood children gathers outside of the pool’s fence. It’s just days before they can jump into the refreshing blue and currently the staff is in the middle of a training session. At one point someone...
Equity Service Policy passed without new measures for GRPD
by (Russell Olmsted)
Submitted 11-16-2017 under NEWS
On Tuesday, October 24, 2017 over 50 men, women, and children spoke before the City Commission asking that an Equal Service Policy be passed to protect the immigrant community from potential fear, intimidation, and harassment by City staff and...
Black motorists twice as likely to be pulled over, searched by Grand Rapids police
by (Russell Olmsted)
Submitted 04-20-2017 under NEWS
According to the City’s Traffic Stop Data Analysis study, Black drivers in the city of Grand Rapids are twice as likely to be pulled over by police as white drivers. The discussion of these results and the study's recommendations brought...
FORUM 2016
by (prfcgr)
Submitted 03-24-2016 under
FORUM is an annual conference centered on addressing issues of racial equity through connecting professionals across sectors to topical experts. About the Keynote Speaker: His enlightening social commentary is inescapable — and it’s what...