By Sam Wassel of Between the Monkey Bars I have a somewhat embarrassing confession to make: I didn’t know the details of what happened to George Floyd until about four days after the fact. I know what you’re probably thinking: How is that even possible? It seems like EVERYONE is talking about it. But you see, […]
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Unnecessary Hyperbole Not Required to Ease Your White Guilt
There is no doubt that 2020 is a shit show of epic proportions, but if we’re being honest, things haven’t been good for a long time. And if we’re people of color, which I am not, “long time” means FOREVER. During Obama’s presidency the overtly racist knuckledraggers were present but slightly muted, and the opaquely […]
University of Minnesota Makes Big Change in Wake of George Floyd Death
University of Minnesota President, Joan Gabel made some pretty substantial changes to the relationship between the university and the MPD.