AAPI Month Spotlight: Rebeka Islam
As part of our AAPI Heritage Month activities, we talked with Rebeka Islam about topics ranging from her experiences as an immigrant and the surge of violence against people in her community.
As part of our AAPI Heritage Month activities, we talked with Rebeka Islam about topics ranging from her experiences as an immigrant and the surge of violence against people in her community.
A Timeline: The Killing of Patrick Lyoya and the Grand Rapids Police Department’s History of Abuse
A timeline setting out some of the most flagrant examples of GRPD’s long history of abuse of Black and Brown people, and the dangerous lack of accountability that allows those abuses to continue.
A timeline setting out some of the most flagrant examples of GRPD’s long history of abuse of Black and Brown people, and the dangerous lack of accountability that allows those abuses to continue.
Spotlight on Arab American History Month: Ismael Ahmed
To help celebrate Arab American Heritage Month, we talked with Mr. Ahmed for a wide-ranging Q&A that included discussion of his experiences with racism, his passion for multiculturalism, and the reason...
To help celebrate Arab American Heritage Month, we talked with Mr. Ahmed for a wide-ranging Q&A that included discussion of his experiences with racism, his passion for multiculturalism, and the reason...
Why Grand Rapids Should Release The Name of the Police Officer Who Killed Mr. Lyoya
The GRPD and the city have promised transparency and accountability and a full investigation. But despite calls from Lyoya’s grief-stricken family and from the traumatized and outraged Grand Rapids...
The GRPD and the city have promised transparency and accountability and a full investigation. But despite calls from Lyoya’s grief-stricken family and from the traumatized and outraged Grand Rapids...
Why an outside prosecutor must be appointed in the Grand Rapids police killing of Patrick Lyoya
Prosecutors who work day-to-day with a particular law enforcement agency should not be responsible for prosecuting police shootings by that agency.
Prosecutors who work day-to-day with a particular law enforcement agency should not be responsible for prosecuting police shootings by that agency.