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Stephen Wulff on June 11, 2020
A memorial to George Floyd, outside of Cup Foods, where his killing took place. Photo by Stephen Wulff. Introduction & Background In the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder, activists and policy makers are advocating …
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Darren Wheelock on June 10, 2020
The author and his son, riding bikes in Minnesota. Dear Minnesota, The fact that George Floyd’s murder took place in Minneapolis took on additional significance for me. I love you, Minnesota. I spent many …
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Walter R. Jacobs on June 8, 2020
Author’s photo of artwork in his office by Oakland artist Leonard Owens. For a little over a year – February 2016 to March 2017 – the webzine Blackasotan published stories at the “intersection of …
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Walter R. Jacobs on June 8, 2020
Photo of the historic Witch’s Hat Water Tower in Prospect Park, Minneapolis. Photo by Dan Anderson via Pinterest. We are all shocked and saddened by the tragic events in Minneapolis, Minnesota over the …
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Michelle Phelps, Amber Joy Powell, and and Christopher Robertson on June 3, 2020
A police vehicle approaches the intersection of 26th and Broadway in the North Minneapolis neighborhood. Photo by Tony Webster via Wikimedia. This article was originally posted on November 4, …
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Kyle Green and Nancy Kidder on May 14, 2020
The poster for UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje. Poster by By WP:NFCC#4, Fair use, via Wikipedia. The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) just became the first major sport to return to …
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Ron Anderson on May 6, 2020
A young woman wearing jeans and a casual jacket looks into a mirror and sees herself dressed professionally in a skirt and blazer. The Zoom logo appears above the mirror. Image by Joelle L …
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Karen Lutfey Spencer and Aubrey Limburg on May 5, 2020
If we are troubled by our loved ones being alone at end-of-life and not being able to do anything about it, we should consider what that tells us about more general experiences of living in systems that do not support …
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Tania M. Jenkins and Elaine M. Hernandez on May 1, 2020
Physician Assistant Training. Photo by Ohio Dominican, Wikimedia CC Medical sociologists Tania Jenkins (PhD, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill) and Elaine Hernandez (PhD, MPH, Indiana University) pair up in this four-part series, COVID-19: Dispatches from Medical Sociology, to provide insight on …
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Tania M. Jenkins and Elaine M. Hernandez on April 30, 2020
Photo by Hospital Clinic, Flickr CC Medical sociologists Tania Jenkins (PhD, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill) and Elaine Hernandez (PhD, MPH, Indiana University) pair up in this four-part series, COVID-19: Dispatches from Medical Sociology, to provide insight on how the …
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