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Ellison’s Keynote Disrupted by Line 3 Protestors

Dozens of water protectors with the movement to stop Line 3 interrupted the installation of Mitchell Hamline School of Law’s new dean...

Nadia Shaarawi

May 7, 20222 min read

Untold Stories of Black Men: Jay Webb

The first time Jay caught my eye was in June of 2020. He was paces away from where George Floyd had died. He was dressed in full denim...

Georgia Fort

May 23, 20212 min read

Developing: Federal Indictment of Four Officers in George Floyd’s Death

A federal grand jury found the four former Minneapolis police officers violated George Floyd’s constitutional rights. As a result the...

Georgia Fort

May 7, 20211 min read

Less Lethal Weapons: Violence to Silence Justice

Less-lethal weapons have been used for crowd control by the police for decades, but only recently has medical documentation of injury...

Jasmine McBride

Apr 24, 20219 min read

How Freelancers Can Hustle Smarter in the COVID Era

Though the nature of gig work is ephemeral, it has become a way of life for 59 million Americans, or roughly 36% of the workforce. ...

Jefferey Spivey

Mar 8, 20214 min read

Pivots & PPP: How Black Business Owners Are Surviving the Pandemic

The pandemic has affected everyone in one way or another, but its impacts have been especially brutal for Black businesses. An October...

Jefferey Spivey

Mar 8, 20214 min read