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Alayne Trinko, Staff Writer|April 12, 2021
When former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin forced his knee upon 46-year-old George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 25, 2020, my family gathered around the flat screen in the living room of our suburban townhouse to see what happened.
Wide-eyed and on edge, we sat close together, flipping from channel to channel, absorbing every detail reported by the pressed and polished news anchors.
It took less than a day for public outcry for justice to erupt at unimaginable volumes.
From news outlets that attempted to portray peaceful protests as riots to trolls on social media who tried arguing that Black Lives Matter affiliates were violent, the public discourse around Blackness was skewed by misinformation, which exacerbated the destructive ways we think, talk and write about race and racism.
Philadelphia law enforcement explain challenges of living black and blue
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw s first year on the job has been filled with challenges.
There was a budget crisis made worse by the pandemic and then a summer filled with protests about social justice and police reform.
As the city s first Black woman to hold the position, she also finds herself weighing the issues of race and law enforcement as it pertains to the high profile deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Rayshard Brooks among others.
Living black and blue as it has been called has raised questions in her mind but has also incentivized her to be a stronger leader for change amongst her peers.
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Throughout this month, about 20 student organizations will host virtual events open to the public to celebrate the many aspects of being Black at GW.
News By Lauren Sforza Feb 1, 2021 12:43 AM
Updated: Feb. 1, 2021 at 10:12 a.m.
Student leaders of the Black Heritage Celebration committee said they hope attendees will learn from this month’s events about what it means to be Black at GW and continue to advocate for the GW Black community after the celebration ends.
GW’s 15th annual Black Heritage Celebration begins Monday with the committee’s first sponsored kick-off event, “Black Is Not a Monolith,” a discussion on being Black at GW. Junior Desi Warren II, the co-chair of the BHC committee, said leaders chose the theme, “Black Is ,” to highlight the “many different aspects of being Black” in professional and personal settings and allow for participating student organizations to fill in