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Tag: Eric Garner
African-American
Advancing The Work After The News Is No Longer Breaking
For days following the death of George Floyd, I fell silent. I wanted to speak using my social media platforms, but I was speechless. I was asked to post, respond, write a note to students, apply hashtags to my name, and join in a moment of silence, among other initiatives. However, I knew the death of George Floyd could not encompass the same temporary and emotional responses as so many other Black males who lost their lives at the hands of a system designed to honor and protect citizens of this nation.
July 22, 2020
African-American
No Justice, No Peace: How to Come to Terms with Your Own Anti-Blackness
Handcuffed, forcefully pinned down on the asphalt, backed by the heavy weight of a body, knee pressed up against the neck, slowly depriving him of lifeāGeorge Floydāgasped for air. Uttering what would become some of his last words, āI canāt moveā¦mamaā¦mamaā¦I canāt breathe.ā Floyd was murdered that day at the hands of a white police officer while three others watched. As a nation we witnessed the premature death of yet another Black man at the hands of police.
June 11, 2020
Latest News
George Floydās Death in Police Custody Sparks Outrage Among Universities, Academics
Two days after the death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, in police custody on Monday, the University of Minnesota minimized its ties with the Minneapolis Police Department as other universities and scholars expressed grief and outrage at the incident.
May 28, 2020
Sports
Is Higher Ed Culture Discouraging to Student-Athlete Activism?
The Georgetown University menās basketball team Wednesday became the first collegiate team to protest against the recent failures to indict officers in Ferguson, Mo., and the New York City deaths of two Black men at the hands of police officers.
December 14, 2014
African-American
Students Nationwide Hold āDie Insā for Justice
Students joined other protestors this week in demonstrations for the lives that have been lost in controversial confrontations with police.
December 4, 2014
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