Statement on Nex Benedict

Statement – Death of Nex Benedict Equality Michigan, Grand Rapids Pride Center, Great Lakes Bay Pride, Outcenter Southwest Michigan, the SJ Call-In Coalition, and Stand with Trans jointly issue this statement in response to the tragic death of the Indigenous, 16-year-old, Two-Spirit and non-binary student, Nex Benedict, in Oklahoma. Nex suffered severe head injuries from […]

Justice for Patrick Lyoya

Call for Justice for Patrick Lyoya The Crisis  Last week our city witnessed the menacing legacy of racism in the U.S. as a local Black man was killed at the hands of a Grand Rapids Police Officer. His name was Patrick Lyoya and he was only 26 years old.  Patrick was so much more than […]

Justice for Patrick Lyoya

Call for Justice for Patrick Lyoya The Crisis  Last week our city witnessed the menacing legacy of racism in the U.S. as a local Black man was killed at the hands of a Grand Rapids Police Officer. His name was Patrick Lyoya and he was only 26 years old.  Patrick was so much more than […]

Justice for Patrick Lyoya

Call for Justice for Patrick Lyoya The Crisis  Last week our city witnessed the menacing legacy of racism in the U.S. as a local Black man was killed at the hands of a Grand Rapids Police Officer. His name was Patrick Lyoya and he was only 26 years old.  Patrick was so much more than […]

Justice for Patrick Lyoya

Call for Justice for Patrick Lyoya The Crisis  Last week our city witnessed the menacing legacy of racism in the U.S. as a local Black man was killed at the hands of a Grand Rapids Police Officer. His name was Patrick Lyoya and he was only 26 years old.  Patrick was so much more than […]

Justice for Patrick Lyoya

Call for Justice for Patrick Lyoya The Crisis  Last week our city witnessed the menacing legacy of racism in the U.S. as a local Black man was killed at the hands of a Grand Rapids Police Officer. His name was Patrick Lyoya and he was only 26 years old.  Patrick was so much more than […]

Justice for Patrick Lyoya

Call for Justice for Patrick Lyoya The Crisis  Last week our city witnessed the menacing legacy of racism in the U.S. as a local Black man was killed at the hands of a Grand Rapids Police Officer. His name was Patrick Lyoya and he was only 26 years old.  Patrick was so much more than […]