Tag: Ferguson

OPINION: Individualism, collective dissent, and Ferguson

November 18, 2014 / 3 comments / 4266 views

This opinion piece was originally publish in the Nov. 17 issue of Fourth Estate.  Over the past two months, more than 1,000 law enforcement officials have undergone 5,000 hours of “specialized training” in anticipation for the announcement of Darren Wilson’s…

Mason’s dialogue on the events in Ferguson

September 26, 2014 / no comments / 3876 views

In light of the recent events in Ferguson, Missouri, Mason faculty and organizations are starting conversations on campus about race and inequality. On Sept. 4, Mason’s African and African American Studies and Women and Gender Studies departments along with the…