Deep divisions and apprehension on the campus of Morehouse College have presented President Joe Biden with a delicate balancing act this weekend as he prepares to deliver the commencement address at the historically Black college.
Deep divisions and apprehension on the campus of Morehouse College have presented President Joe Biden with a delicate balancing act this weekend as he prepares to deliver the commencement address at the historically Black college.
There have been mixed reactions within the Morehouse community to Biden’s presence on campus as the school braces for enhanced security measures and potential pro-Palestinian protests amid the president’s stalwart
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Students hold signs during a walkout at Tartan High School in Oakdale, Minn., where participants spoke, sang and did trauma-healing exercises together on the football field Monday. Nicole Neri/MPR News After Daunte Wright, I was like, Really? It hasn t even been a year since George Floyd died, Williams said. I was just like, we need to do something. So I started brainstorming, getting ideas from other students and I came about a walkout. That s one way we can get our voices heard.
Williams, 17, is a senior at Tartan High School in Oakdale, Minn. As she was coordinating plans with other students for her school s walkout, she learned that high schoolers in other parts of the state were doing the same.
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Originally published on April 20, 2021 12:26 pm After Daunte Wright, I was like, Really? It hasn t even been a year since George Floyd died, Williams said. I was just like, we need to do something. So I started brainstorming, getting ideas from other students and I came about a walkout. That s one way we can get our voices heard.
Williams, 17, is a senior at Tartan High School in Oakdale, Minn. As she was coordinating plans with other students for her school s walkout, she learned that high schoolers in other parts of the state were doing the same.