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Founding Director of the Racial Justice Initiative at the University of St. Thomas Dr. Yohuru Williams is interviewed by KARE 11 news anchor Jana Shortal at Hidden Falls Regional Park in St. Paul in May.

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Breaking Down Barriers

The Racial Justice Initiative Uses History to Understand Systemic Racism

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Antiracism and Social Justice

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Students gather in solidarity on Monahan Plaza in St. Paul on September 28, 2021.

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English professor Todd Lawrence, center, works to document and archive plywood boards salvaged from around the Twin Cities following this previous summer’s civil unrest, on January 25, 2021 in Northeast Minneapolis. The initiative, Save the Boards to Memorialize the Movement, includes a partnership with the University of St. Thomas Art History department.

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The women’s basketball team socially distances from the bench on February 6, 2021 at Schoenecker Arena in St. Paul where they defeated Concordia with a final score of 63-58.

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Daunte Wright memorial - photo by Heidi Enninga April 2021

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Thomas Nast emancipation painting.

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A student models the “Tommie Pride” shirt produced by Student Diversity & Inclusion Services on September 30, 2021, in St. Paul.

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