“Blackness is already anarchy in white folks’ minds.”
Author: Vanessa Taylor
What Happened — and is Happening — in Minneapolis
Since George Floyd was killed by the Minneapolis Police Department, two months ago, “[The city] has had to confront its ugliness.”
Minneapolis Protests Street Medics of Color Are Keeping Their Communities Safe
“We’re able to rely on each other as a community.”
Police surveillance concerns US Muslims amid BLM protest crackdown
With coronavirus hitting the US hard, there are growing fears community groups will have to resort to funding provided by surveillance programmes.
Black LGBTQ Owned Businesses Need Support During The Pandemic, Even If There Isn’t Exact Data On How Many There Are
“COVID just exposed the inequities to the mainstream eye,” Junard said. “We’ve always been here.”
Tech Employees Are Considering Moving to Cheaper Cities Amid COVID-19
What impact could that have on the communities they’re leaving?
LGBTQ Muslims and the Power of Online Spaces
Pride and Joy!
‘Why Minneapolis?’: How Deep Surveillance of Black Muslims Paved the Way for George Floyd’s Murder
The city has a long history of spying on its Black residents.
Coming Into a Black Woman’s Anger
On Audre Lorde and Minnesota Nice.
I was an organizer in Minneapolis for years. This moment was a long time coming
If I listen, I can hear the chants — and how all the names eventually merge together into one exhausted cry.