Civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong says the media’s sympathetic portrayal of a white domestic terrorism suspect reflects a dangerous pattern of narrative bias.
Nekima Levy Armstrong, Esq
Nekima Levy Armstrong is a civil rights attorney, former law professor, activist, legal scholar, and national racial justice expert. She is the founder and owner of Levy Armstrong, PLLC Law Firm & Black Pearl, LLC Consulting. In 2017, she was named 100 People to Know by Twin Cities Business. In 2016, she received the Distinguished Service Award from the Governor’s Commission on Martin Luther King Day. In 2015, she was named one of “40 Under 40” by Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. In 2014, she was named a “Minnesota Attorney of the Year” by Minnesota Lawyer and recognized as one of “50 Under 50 Most Influential Law Professors of Color in the Country” by Lawyers of Color Magazine.
Posted inOpinion
Call It What It Is-This Was Domestic Terrorism
Nekima Levy Armstrong says that the killing of Rep. Melissa Hortman and attempted assassination of Sen. John Hoffman was domestic terrorism. She demands transparency from law enforcement, a federal terrorism designation, and an end to the double standard in how white mass murderers are treated compared to Black victims of police violence.
Posted inGeorge Floyd
We’re still here, still fighting, still demanding more
Nekima Levy Armstrong reflects on the unfulfilled promises since George Floyd’s death and urges continued community organizing and accountability in the fight for justice.
Posted inOpinion
Book bans are here—we must be ready to fight them
We must be confident, forceful and unyielding in our defense of books and libraries, as the enemies of progress will be just as relentless.
Posted inRemembering Mel Reeves
We have nothing to lose but our chains: a tribute to Mel Reeves
‘One of the best ways that we can honor Mel’s legacy is to press forward in the pursuit of justice.’
Posted inOpinion
Star Tribune must transform ‘inequitable reporting practices’
‘The Star Tribune finally acknowledged its lack of journalistic integrity in sharing a false police narrative claiming that Winston Smith was a murder suspect but that’s not enough.’
Posted inFeatured, Metro, News
George Floyd a year later: some progress but not enough
What made the killing of Floyd by police so different was the response by people in Minnesota, around the nation, and around the world who took to the streets by the millions to demand justice and accountability.
Posted inMetro
What we learned from Day 1 of the Derek Chauvin trial
‘This was not a split-second decision on Chauvin’s part. He did not fear for his safety. This was torture…’
Posted inOpinion
Open Letter: Mayor Jacob Frey and Chief Medaria Arradondo must overhaul 4th precinct
Just three years ago, the Fourth Precinct was the site of an 18-day occupation by activists and community members following the shooting death of Jamar Clark.
Posted inOpinion
The Black community is under siege
I am struck by the fact that five of the six people I am referencing seemingly died too soon. It begs the question of whether the environment that we are living in is killing us?