🔗: https://l.mlive.com/wtnfuc Scenes from a rally and march held by Grand Rapids Alliance Against Racial and Political Repression in support of the family of the late Patrick Lyoya on Sunday, April 27, 2025 at the Kent County Courthouse in downtown Grand Rapids, Mich. Lyoya, a 26-year-old Congolese immigrant, was killed in early April of 2022 by former Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr, who shot him in the back of the head after a struggle during a traffic stop. Schurr, who was fir

🔗: https://l.mlive.com/n2pwg8 A decade after damning Forbes report, has Grand Rapids improved for Black residents? The 2015 Forbes report was a blow to the city’s reputation. Ten years later, Black residents say they feel flickers of hope but also frustration with big gaps in income, homeownership and business ownership that haven’t closed. | MLive.com