Local demonstrators continue push for justice amid Daunte Wright s death
and last updated 2021-04-16 23:23:49-04
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. â Protesters gathered in Rosa Parks Circle on Friday to call for change following the police killing of Daunte Wright in Minnesota last weekend.
âDaunte Wright was someoneâs child, someoneâs boyfriend, a friend, and a father,â said Aly Bates, Justice for Black Lives president.
The young, Minneapolis-area man was shot and killed by a Brooklyn Center police officer last Saturday during a traffic stop.
Authorities described it as an accidental discharge that happened as they tried to arrest Wright on an outstanding warrant after pulling him over for expired registration tags. His mother says he called her as the cops stopped him and told her it was because of an air freshener hanging from his rearview mirror.
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Grand Rapids police chief pens letter in response to March 27 protest
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By: FOX 17
and last updated 2021-04-15 16:01:35-04
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. â Chief Eric Payne with the Grand Rapids Police Department has issued a letter in response to the Justice for Black Lives protest that occurred on March 27.
During that protest, which took place at Rosa Parks Circle, police say three people were arrested while protesters demanded all charges to be dropped against the Grand Rapids 8.
Chief Payne begins the letter by stating GRPD supports peaceful assembly and free speech rights, going on to say that protesters did not have a permit and that a complaint was filed in connection to the protest. Payne adds that the complaint is under investigation and that no complaints were filed against JBL on March 8.
It s no secret that Grand Rapids is a city that loves art, from ArtPrize, one of the world s largest art competitions to the numerous murals around downtown Grand Rapids.
Well, on Wednesdays through April, you could actually take a free guided tour of the different public art and outdoor art murals around Grand Rapids on buildings, overpasses, utility boxes, and more with Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. and Grand Rapids Running Tours who partnered for the spring tours.
As their website reads,
These are murals - street and wall artworks.- painted by artists that celebrate beauty, calls to action, or tributes to heroes. The murals transform otherwise unnoticeable - or worse- blighted spaces into must-see, energizing attractions.
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