On April 20, the jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of second-degree and third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd.
Architecture senior and President of Internal Affairs of Cal Poly’s Black Student Union (BSU) Zane Ellis-Rector described his reaction as muted, yet satisfied. He was satisfied in the confirmation of injustice, but muted in the work left to be done.
Nicki Butler is a psychology junior and Mustang News opinion columnist. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. “The police are killing Black people,” 5-year-old Naomi exclaimed after being called on. She said it with such vigor and passion. The words bursting out of her, as she shared with the group. She said […]
The Black Academic Excellence Center and Associated Students, Inc. partnered to host a discussion titled “The Cost of a Revolution” Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. via Zoom. The event includes a keynote speech from Black Lives Matter Co-Founder Patrisse Cullors, followed by a panel discussion with Angela Harrelson and Selwyn Jones, George Floyd’s aunt […]
After 100 police officers arrived in riot gear, what began as a peaceful Monday protest ended in a cloud of tear gas and at least five Cal Poly students with their hands in zip ties. Following a stalemate between officers and protestors at the intersection of Santa Rosa and Walnut Street, law enforcement gave the […]
A peaceful protest against the murder of George Floyd turned violent Monday evening when law enforcement officers used riot equipment to disperse demonstrators. The standoff began after approximately 450 protestors, some of whom had been walking since 2:00 p.m., took an eight minute, 46 second moment of silence in memory of the amount of time a […]
