I lived in Minneapolis for 8 years, and it& #39;s probably my favorite city in the US.

So sad right now.

It& #39;s both shocking and not surprising at the same time. (short thread)

Its biggest weakness was always segregation. It& #39;s a progressive city in a blue state that sucks at combatting racism. https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2018/11/19/minneapolis-ranked-among-nations-worst-cities-for-black-residents/">https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2018/11/1...

Nice white Scandinavian Lutheran Democrats live in South Minneapolis and Northeast and never visit North Minneapolis. Non-white immigrants live in the East Lake St neighborhoods (where the 3rd Precinct is, or, er, was). https://streets.mn/2017/11/20/map-monday-two-maps-showing-minneapolis-racial-segregation/">https://streets.mn/2017/11/2...

The nice white Scandinavian Lutheran Democrats don& #39;t like racism, and vote for Keith Ellison and Ilhan Omar, but are more complacent than not. (If I& #39;m being honest, this includes me 12 years ago.)

Meanwhile, the nice white Scandinavian Evangelical Republicans that voted for Trump don& #39;t think of themselves as racist, but don& #39;t understand or don& #39;t care about the deep injustice that still exists today.

It& #39;s hard to be hopeful right now, but I think it& #39;s possible that Minneapolis changes for the better by confronting ongoing racism. It& #39;s a city that nominally wants to be progressive and equitable. Maybe this will be a wake-up call.