Grief, sadness, and anger hung heavy in the air of the Afro-American Cultural Center on April 21, as members of the University of Iowa’s Black Student Union stood by one another in the wake of the shooting on the Pedestrian Mall on April 19, injuring five.
Michael Hunte, a first-year student at the UI and member of the Black Student Union, found himself asking his friends why individuals were posting racist social media comments following the April 19 shooting that occurred on the Pedestrian Mall in Iowa City.
“Why? Why in this time do they choose to show racism?” Hunte said…