In an invitation only State of the City address Mayor LaGrand praised the GRPD, but said nothing about how the GRPD killed Da’Quain Johnson

In an invitation only State of the City address Mayor LaGrand praised the GRPD, but said nothing about how the GRPD killed Da’Quain Johnson

Last week Grand Rapids Mayor David LaGrand held his second State of the City address. Like last year it was also by invitation only. LaGrand, like most politicians these days, only wanted people in the room that agree with him, along with not wanting to be challenged by community members who have a fundamentally different lived experience in this city. You can watch the State of the City address at this link, but what follows is my response to w…