Miseducation

As students at the University of Michigan, we recognize that the University, as well as our newsroom, is a majority white, cis, able-bodied institution. We have taken this summer to create a collection of educational materials which dissect systemic tendencies and cultural norms which work in tandem to create racial inequality in America. We have sought to use writing, comics, graphics and video footage to discuss issues of education, policing, consumerism, slacktivism, proper allyship, protests, abolition and privilege. This collection serves as a reminder to the student body, the University administration, the Washtenaw County community and the nation that this is a diseased system which we must invest in uprooting religiously. We hope this raises awareness and encourages readers to educate themselves, their peers, their family, colleagues and friends in regards to systemic oppression and injustice of Black and Brown individuals in the country. We also hope this challenges The Michigan Daily staff as a journalistic body to be more representative and intentional with all of their articles and the information they extend to the community. Hopefully this project will ignite a passion to uphold this responsibility.