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The shootings of Daunte Wright and Adam Toledo

The shootings of Daunte Wright and Adam Toledo

Carly Calhoun April 20, 2021

What happened to Daunte Wright?  On April 11 in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, police officers pulled over 20-year-old Daunte Wright for driving with expired registration tags and having an air freshener...

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Ending police violence

Sehar Macan-Markar November 17, 2020

Nigeria's #EndSARS campaign Young people protesting against police brutality is not unheard of in the U.S. In Nigeria, protests aiming to end the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) have gained global attention.  SARS...

Hawks join protests against police brutality and racism

Hawks join protests against police brutality and racism

Since May 29, hundreds of thousands of Americans across the country have taken to the streets of their cities and towns protesting against police brutality and systemic racism in the U.S. Among those millions...

The issue with saying “All lives matter”

The issue with saying “All lives matter”

Tayler Washington June 1, 2020

Of course all lives do matter. That’s, without a doubt, a true statement. No one is going to disagree and say that there are lives that don’t. There lies the issue. All lives matter serves as a blanket...

Responding to Minneapolis

Responding to Minneapolis

The Hawk Staff May 31, 2020

A reminder for us to keep fighting against racial injustice: George Floyd’s killing  by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has received both national and global attention over the past few days.  Thousands...

‘Blood on the leaves’

‘Blood on the leaves’

Hadassah Colbert February 11, 2020

Where the American justice system fails Lezley McSpadden, the mother of Michael Brown who was viciously murdered by a cowardly Ferguson, Missouri police officer in 2014, was on campus to discuss the Catholic...

Recognizing the injustices of racial inequality

The Hawk Staff October 4, 2017

The original purpose behind NFL protests National Football League (NFL) players across the country are kneeling during the national anthem, in protest of police brutality and racial inequality in the...

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