The environmental disparities in Grand Rapids, Michigan are prime examples of how prejudice is physically harming Black people and other POCs, with the city recently declaring racism a public health crisis in the area.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Police in a western Michigan city already under scrutiny for alleged discrimination are defending their actions in the arrest of a 12-year-old black boy, saying they had to handcuff the child while they sorted out a confusing situation. Grand Rapids police said they were called Friday about a fight involving […]
The past two years has seen a rise in highly publicized 911 calls on people of color for the simple crime of #LivingWhileBlack. Now, Grand Rapids, Michigan is considering an ordinance that would make it a “criminal misdemeanor to racially profile people of color” for non-crimes and petty reasons, according to local lawmakers. Folks who abuse the emergency […]
A police officer in Grand Rapids, Michigan should be reprimanded – and fired – for handcuffing a terrified 11-year-old girl at gunpoint and forcing her into the back of his squad car. The incident happened on Dec. 6 but on Thursday Grand Rapids Police Chief David Rahinsky said the officer who handcuffed Honestie would not […]
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