95% of MN Somalis are US citizens. 58% were born in the US. The only reason to target this community with immigration agents is for the sake of racial profiling and harassment - which the US supreme court says is legal now.
www.npr.org/2025/09/13/n...
former ward 2 CM cam gordon has launched a podcast with activist jesse mortenson called mill city hall covering minneapolis politics. interview up now with gordon's former aide robin garwood and an episode reviewing mayor frey's state of the city address
millcityhall.com
In a wonderful full-circle moment I was kindly featured in an article by CLA's Office of Institutional Advancement, where I worked for two years, and which gave me a much-appreciated chance to talk about some of the incredible people and classes from my time in the UMN English Department!
"I've attended almost all the public meetings, community engagement programs, and policy advisory committee meetings. But to me, these are just marketing to manufacture consent without public opportunity to involve ourselves in rethinking or reshaping the project."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaeD...
