Prof. Amna Akbar Authors Blog Post About Current Situation in Minneapolis

Professor Amna Akbar authored a blog post for the London Review of Books discussing the current situation in Minneapolis. Prof. Akbar wrote, “I live in one of the south Minneapolis neighbourhoods that ICE and CBP have been pummelling for the last few weeks. This is where Alex Pretti (the observer on foot) and Renée Good (the observer in a car) were murdered by federal agents last month, and where George Floyd was murdered by local police in 2020. ... Everyone’s physical safety is at risk, and you feel it when you walk around. Things are quiet, until they are not: symphonies of whistles and car alarms alert us to ICE’s possible presence every day. Many people do not go out. Day to day, distribution channels organise, pack and deliver food, toilet paper and art kits to those trapped at home. Those who are on the streets wear colourful whistles around their necks and are on high alert.” Read the entire post.