police brutality
Black healing matters
by (Briana)
Submitted 07-13-2016 under OPINION
This past week has not been easy to say the least. The murders of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile have once again galvanized the country to speak out, to activate, to demonstrate, to say "Enough is enough." Black lives matter, Black...You'd stop killing us, if you thought we deserved to live
by (balexander)
Submitted 07-07-2016 under OPINION
If fear were a form of social control – the world is doing an effective job of making examples of black and brown bodies. When bombs terrorized mosques, Muslim communities and Middle Eastern spaces half way across the world the silence of the...
Grand Rapids, time to get in formation
by (balexander)
Submitted 02-16-2016 under OPINION
After the Superbowl, none of us are talking about a game reminiscent of flag football. We are talking about a video that dropped a day before the game. We are talking about the powerful performance that reinforced that existence of that video. We...
ACLU to bring conversation on police practices to Wealthy Theatre
by (ACLU of Michiga...)
Submitted 10-20-2015 under NONPROFITS
On October 28 at 6:30 p.m., the Western Branch of the Michigan ACLU, along with our friends and partners in the fight for justice, is hosting an event at the Wealthy Theatre, titled “Avoiding the next Ferguson: A discussion on policing and community...
Mayor Heartwell responds to citizen concerns on police relations, street plowing, fracking
by (GRTV)
Submitted 02-02-2015 under NONPROFITS
Every month on the first Monday, Mayor Heartwell is open to all questions sent in during his live on-air show "City Connection." This month, The Rapidian's intern CeNique Yeldell asked the mayor his thoughts on the 12 point plan for our...
Mayor discusses city chickens, term limits, police relations on City Connection
by (Holly)
Submitted 01-05-2015 under NEWS
Every month on the first Monday, Mayor Heartwell is open to all questions sent in during his live on-air show "City Connection." This month, with City Connection happening just before the City Commissioners will discuss keeping chickens in the...