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Posts by Jeff Smith (GRIID)

5April 15, 2022Deconstructing another statement from an elected official regarding Patrick Lyoya, who is also running as a State Representative later this year

4April 14, 2022Thoughts & Prayers: Don’t be fooled by safe responses from Elected Officials on the GRPD murder of Patrick Lyoya

5April 14, 2022Sanitized language and deflection were the dominant themes of the Grand Rapids Release the Video Press Conference

2April 13, 2022Managing Public Dissent: Grand Rapids City Officials continue to practice a Managerial form of racism on display during the City Commission meeting

4April 11, 2022Government Officials have been overwhelmingly silent after a GRPD officer shot and killed Patrick Lyoya in Grand Rapids

2April 10, 2022US State-sponsored violence caused Patrick Lyoya’s family to flee the Congo, then it murdered him on the streets of Grand Rapids

1April 7, 2022Five Ways you can show solidarity with the Family of Patrick Lyoya, the 26 year old Black man killed by the GRPD

1April 6, 2022West Michigan Far Right Watch: A Christian Church is building an Armory!

12April 5, 2022GRPD shoots and kills 26 year old Black man: Deconstructing the PR Spin, also known as a Press Conference

0April 4, 2022Campaign seeks to Ban “Conversion Therapy” in Grand Rapids