• Common Talking Points & Arguments

    There will be a lot of discussion, and that leads to lots of arguments and talking points from people who don’t quite understand. There are many different perspectives, and it’s good to know some common perspectives and arguments. Racial Gaslighting “It’s a Joke” In some instances, people will say something...

  • Black History

    Our education system often misses lots of history, especially black history. To educate yourself on more of that, read below. Murders & Massacres The Wrightsville 21 On March 5th, 1959, 69 African American boys aged 13-17 were locked into their room at the Negro Boys Industrial School in Wrightsville. It...

  • MATLAB Basics Guide

    This is the title page, you will have to click for the full 14 pages (pdf form). This is a guide I wrote for a University of Minnesota group I am a codirector of (SASE Labs at SASE UMN). It talks about the basics of the software MATLAB and other...

  • The Original 6 Demands of the Black Lives Matter Movement

    End the War on Black People Meaning: end “the criminalization and dehumanization of Black youth across all areas of society”. This includes immigrants & LGBTQ+ youth! Actions for this include ending money bail, militarization of law enforcement, and privatization of criminal justive services (police, prisons, & detention centers). Reparations What...

  • Petitions

    Table of Contents Black Men Matter Black Women Matter Black Children Matter Black Queer Matter The Wrongfully Convicted Black Men Matter Sheku Bayoh Ahmaud Arbery Richard Atkins Sean Bell Rayshard Brooks, 2nd One, Color of Change Philando Castile, Moveon Stephon Clark, Moveon Terence Crutcher Rashad Cunnigham Ashton Dickson Jordan Edwards,...

  • Night Photography

    Even though the most dangerous photography I do, night photography is one of my favorites. Everything looks different and asleep. The Grain Belt Beer logo lit up at night, taken 7/4/20 The Viking ship in front of the US Bank stadium with the full moon in the background, taken 7/4/20...

  • Golden Hours

    Everyone knows about golden hour, when the sun is setting and the sky looks much more colorful than usual. Even so, I also have some pictures of sunrises, because they look similar and are similarly beautiful. The sun behind the clouds with a few kids swimming in East Medicine Lake...

  • Black and White Photography

    I like variety, and sometimes color takes away from the image, so I’ll be putting photos I decide to make black and white here. A full moon framed by branches, taken 7/4/20 A clock tower with lit clocks on two sides, taken 7/4/20 The full Buck Moon, taken 7/4/20