"The city’s response in this case has been delayed and it’s been frustrating, but the fact that they’ve been willing to sit down and talk significant reform was a step in the right direction..."
"As literary scholars, we attend to the histories, atmospheres, and scenes of anti-Black racism and racial violence in the United States and across the world..."
"Most people we did encounter seemed weary and wary...despite a parade of rah-rah signs declaring 'we are in this together'.. the opposite seemed to be true."