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Reaching Beyond Bias She believes that everyone should have the tools and resources to share their stories - through music, media, and creative expression.

Shayna Marie is a thought-provoking writer, passionate poet, experienced facilitator, accidental historian and intentional curator whose voice is a raw, powerful call for narrative justice and community unity. She has managed several community-oriented events and projects in which creators, entrepreneurs, and community could come together to experience the rich cultural diversity our community has

to share. In 2023, she was honored to be selected for Grand Rapids Area Black Businesses’ “Young, Black & Gifted” award. Reaching Beyond Bias is a platform and organization committed to helping West Michigan residents understand the differences that drive us apart. We provide training opportunities, community engagement, intergroup dialogues, and multi-media resources and tools that enable the community to understand diversity, equity, justice, and inclusion issues. Focusing primarily on the theme of “narrative justice,” we believe that our stories are valuable and that our experiences should be shared with the world. Reaching Beyond Bias supports community media projects including documentary production and a podcast incubation ecosystem in partnership with Grand Rapids Media Initiative and Film Incubator.

18/04/2024

Reaching Beyond Bias is officially relaunched 🥳

Reaching Beyond Bias is a platform and organization committed to helping West Michigan residents understand the differences that drive us apart.

From training opportunities and community engagement to intergroup dialogues and multimedia resources… we uplift narrative justice as a vehicle that will bring the community toward racial equity.

Check out the first episode of the year in the comments! A segment from “Saturday School” with Rodney D. Brown

Courtesy of Grand Rapids Media Initiative and Film Incubator

13/04/2024

WOW!

West Michigan (Not So) Nice is a platform that I’ve been developing over the last several YEARS… that uplifts both academic research and the personal experiences & stories of those impacted by the cultural norms of West Michigan. This will officially roll out as a series of multimedia stories produced under Reaching Beyond Bias in collaboration with Grand Rapids Media Initiative and Film Incubator & many others! Plus educational workshops, community dialogues, events and much much more!

Reach out to me for questions / collaboration!

What a great conversation Dr. Rodney D. Brown and I had this morning about Narrative Justice and Storytelling as a vehicle for SYSTEMS CHANGE and advancing the Black Freedom Struggle (among other social struggles) - check it out on his page!



Much more to come!!

Join the podcast hosts & on the main campus of GVSU as they discuss intersectional feminism. 🎙️
15/11/2022

Join the podcast hosts & on the main campus of GVSU as they discuss intersectional feminism.
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Come join us at the watch party of Kimberley Williams, Aarie Wade, Kristian Grant, and Kelsey Perdue, all local Black wo...
08/11/2022

Come join us at the watch party of Kimberley Williams, Aarie Wade, Kristian Grant, and Kelsey Perdue, all local Black women running for various government and community positions, on November 8th.

This free event is open to the public at GRMiFi as they live stream election results. Join podcast hosts, Shayna Marie and Mariah Arnold as they interview candidates and attendees’ about moving forward as a community, discussing key issues in their respective races, and reflecting on the hard work of running a campaign in West Michigan.

It’s been a long campaign, so come relax at GRMiFi, and engage with your fellow community members in an uplifting and empowering atmosphere. We can’t wait to see you!

🗣 Say it LOUD! It’s Black history month where we celebrate our rich cultural heritage and triumphs of our people embedde...
02/02/2022

🗣 Say it LOUD! It’s Black history month where we celebrate our rich cultural heritage and triumphs of our people embedded in history. 🖤

This month challenge yourself to support Black owned businesses as much as possible, especially those on your backyard community. 🖤

🗣 Also, make sure to support black writers as many books are being placed in banned lists across the country. Check out We Are LIT bookstore (one of our favs).

Fun Fact: The celebration of Black history month is observed in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. 🖤

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Grand Rapids! Have you RSVP’d to our FIRST event this FRIDAY yet? You surely don’t want to miss out on this opportunity ...
31/01/2022

Grand Rapids! Have you RSVP’d to our FIRST event this FRIDAY yet? You surely don’t want to miss out on this opportunity to meet some other dope humans and create your 2022 vision! ✨

🚨Spots are limited so make sure to CLICK the link in our bio to register today.🚨

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If you didn’t get a chance to slide through the GRMIFI open house this past Saturday, you surely missed out! Our podcast...
30/01/2022

If you didn’t get a chance to slide through the GRMIFI open house this past Saturday, you surely missed out! Our podcast Reachin' | Opinion Podcast] had the opportunity LIVESTREAM at the event and it was such an amazing opportunity as we interviewed so many dope creatives within our 616 community. We can’t wait to see what other things come out of the GRMIFI space, so stay tuned!

Special shout out to for stopping in. Want to re-watch the livestream or catch up on other episodes? Head to the Reachin' | Opinion Podcast] page and click the link in our bio to listen today -or- search for us on most major platforms.

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28/01/2022

Tap in with us LIVE tomorrow at Grand Rapids Media Initiative and Film Incubator’s Open House!

We are SO excited to connect with you in support of the incredible work being done with GR-MiFi and Grand Stand Pictures!

If you can make it, sit down and chat with us… If not, be sure to follow GR-MiFi to tap in!


Join us this upcoming Saturday as we celebrate the opening of this amazing space in the Grand Rapids community. 🖤 ...
27/01/2022

Join us this upcoming Saturday as we celebrate the opening of this amazing space in the Grand Rapids community. 🖤

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