The “surreal” experience, Morgan, 36, told The Washington Post, shocked her and yet was an entirely predictable incident all at once. AD“No one ever wakes up in the morning thinking that these things will happen,” the English professor said. All Black people are too familiar with these kinds of experiences, she said, no matter their standing or accomplishments. ADMoreover, she added, the incident points to how Black students and faculty at Santa Clara have been disproportionately policed. In recent weeks, she told the police officers, White students on campus have been smoking marijuana up and down the street without masks and without incident.

Source: Washington Post August 24, 2020 10:32 UTC