EVENT: Self-Reflection and Connection About How We Show Up in the World”

By: Mikki Morrissette

Outlets: Minnesota Women's Press

Published: March 18, 2026

Words: 984

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago

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After George Floyd’s murder by police in May 2020, Sima Shahriar sought out friends — many who had European heritage — who did not want to talk about it in the same way she did. “I could not get the image of Chauvin’s glass-like eyes and George’s cry to his mom out of my head. Those nine minutes haunted me for months.” She also realized she had lived in Minneapolis for more than four decades …

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