PinnedShayna Akanke MarieOur City Within A City: the 616Grand Rapids, Michigan is a city with a rich history and culture, but it is also reckoning with its legacy of managerial racism, redlining…Jun 18, 2021Jun 18, 2021
Shayna Akanke MarieA Full Circle Moment with Grandpa D.It’s truly awesome, in every sense of the word, to recognize exactly what is happening in this moment of time. One year ago, I became…Feb 16, 2022Feb 16, 2022
Shayna Akanke MarieMove the Work: My Reflections on Martin Luther King Jr.It’s been almost 54 years since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1986, after almost two decades of…Jan 19, 2022Jan 19, 2022
Shayna Akanke MarieA Taste of Freedom: JuneteenthIf there’s one thing that America loves, it is the sweet smell of FREEDOM. Majority of folks in the United States love coming together for…Jun 18, 2021Jun 18, 2021
