Arif Mamdani

Calling Forth Justice

May 1, 2016

01 May 2016

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Uncertainty and Solidarity: Reflections on Shutting it Down with Black Lives Matter

December 29, 2015

29 Dec 2015

944889_10153782263411530_4106294234886819166_n I was there on Wednesday, at the Black Lives Matter protests at the Mall of America, at the airport, and on the light rail.

I was there on Wednesday with my 12 and 7-year-old daughters.

I was there because we were there a year ago—our first visit to the mall with 3,000 of our closest friends. As my older daughter pointed out when I was wavering on my decision to go, “It’s our holiday tradition, Dad! On Thanksgiving we protest Walmart. At Christmas, we go to the mall with Black Lives Matter!”