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Posts by Jeff Smith (GRIID)

0March 10, 2021As the Cannabis Industry is booming in Grand Rapids, what about Reparations for the War on Drugs?

1March 10, 2021WXMI 17 talks to cops, museum curators, anybody but the people who organized/participated in the May 30th Rebellion in Grand Rapids

5March 9, 2021We Were Targeted: Justice for Black Lives Press Conference addresses GRPD targeted arrests at George Floyd solidarity protest

1March 8, 2021The Devil is in the Details 3/08/2021: more Recreational Cannabis retailers, continued lack of transparency and millions more in public subsidies to private developers and contractors

2March 8, 2021White Supremacy in Allendale: Racism on Trial activists go public

0March 6, 2021American Patriot Council blog claims Michigan Advance journalist uses accusations against Ryan Kelley, then completely fails to refute the accusations

2March 4, 2021GRIID Class on US Social Movements – Part VI: The Anti-Apartheid Movement in Grand Rapids

0March 3, 2021Reparations for the Black community, proposed legislation and shallow corporate responses from companies that historically profited from slavery

1March 2, 2021MLive perpetuates the same narrative from the May 30th rebellion in Grand Rapids, without ongoing reporting centering those most impacted by harm of policing

0March 1, 2021The bullshit response I got from Senator Stabenow on her vote to deny COVID relief funds to undocumented immigrants