Tag Archives: police violence in Grand Rapids

New artwork looks at the 1967 Riot in Grand Rapids

Posted on January 21, 2019 by Jeff Smith (GRIID)

We have made nearly a dozen posts about the 1967 riot in Grand Rapids in the past several years. Some of these posts have focused on media coverage of the riot, some on internal documents and some of the posts … Continue reading →

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The Black Community made demands of the Grand Rapids Police Department in 1970

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Jeff Smith (GRIID)

There is ample evidence that African Americans in Grand Rapids have always been the target of intimidation, harassment and violence from law enforcement. This history plagues the black community today, with recent incidents of police traumatizing black youth who were … Continue reading →

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