The first time I saw this image, everything around me stopped and the hair on my arms stood on end: Photo courtesy of Ti-Rock Moore The piece, titled “Flint”, was an entry in the renowned ArtPrize competition in Grand Rapids. It brings the hideous national shame and stain of Jim Crow-era racism and systemic white supremacy and slams it like […]
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New York City’s finest arts and media institution, Gawker, published a lengthy piece today exposing the “right-wing” “scam” that is ArtPrize. You know, the art competition hosted in the city of Grand Rapids every year. Apparently because the founder’s last name is DeVos, ArtPrize is a nefarious scheme to dupe stupid Midwesterners into enjoying terrible art in the pursuit of…well…something […]
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Barb ByrumBarb Byrum is currently in her third term as Ingham County Clerk, serving as the county’s chief elections official. As Clerk, Barb has successfully conducted 25 elections, 4 union elections, and served on Michigan’s Election Security Commission, the Secretary of State’s team of advisors tasked with strengthening and better securing elections in the state. Follow her on Twitter at @BarbByrum.
