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Posts by Jeff Smith (GRIID)

1June 22, 2023Interview with Delia Fernandez-Jones: Making the MexiRican City: Migration, Placemaking, and Activism in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

0June 21, 202360 years ago a freedom march was held in Detroit, sort of a test run for the march in Washington

7June 20, 2023The Political function of Philanthropy: DeVos Family Foundations – Doug and Maria DeVos Foundation

7June 19, 2023The City of Grand Rapids is now seeking to adopt some of the same measures that the Chamber of Commerce introduced to criminalize the unhoused

0June 18, 2023Challenging the institutionalized homophobia at WOODTV8 is still necessary after 35 years of Pride Celebrations in Grand Rapids

0June 15, 2023Juneteenth and the ongoing freedom struggle of Black people in Grand Rapids

8June 14, 2023The Political function of Philanthropy: DeVos Family Foundations – Dick and Betsy DeVos Foundation

0June 13, 2023Grand Rapids Amphitheater forum: Misleading economic impact numbers and no discussion on how much public money would be funding this 31 acre project

4June 13, 2023Grand Rapids Public Safety Committee member comments on the unhoused are disgusting, and they fail to acknowledge the root causes of housing insecurity

3June 11, 2023Community Action will make demands of the Grand Rapids Public School Board on funding priorities