Stephen Yogi Rueff

Professor and Chair of Arts Entrepreneurship at MCAD; Co-Founder SuperMonsterCity!; Instigator & change agent; Passionate about social justice & live music

[NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA]

The Timberwolves brought in a lot of awards this season 😮

[Shahbaz Khan @ShahbazMKhan]

THE MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES PLAY PLAYOFF BASKETBALL TONIGHT
https://t.co/JI5xCzs6gN

[Stephen Yogi Rueff @StepYogiRueff]

#btswff thanks for a great telecast. Love the energy and insights. B-ball is huge in American Indian communities. What can be done to get more Native men and women into the college and pro level?

[Stephen Yogi Rueff @StepYogiRueff]

@RadioK #Request either the Doppler effect@or@the red shift. Great set.

[Stephen Yogi Rueff @StepYogiRueff]

Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary

[Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk]

"Stand back and stand by." The line of the night. What Donald J. Trump said to the greatest domestic terrorist threat of our time: White supremacists. "Stand back and stand by." #Debates2020

[Mike Reese @SheriffReese]

In tonight’s presidential debate the President said the “Portland Sheriff” supports him. As the Multnomah County Sheriff I have never supported Donald Trump and will never support him.

[Stephen Yogi Rueff @StepYogiRueff]

Truth.

[Trevor Noah @Trevornoah]

This! 🙌🏾 IG: kimberlylatricejones & djonesmedia

[elbobo @HilaryKilgour]

wow.

[♛ Bella ♛ @rauhling_bizzle]

IT TOOK ALL 50 STATES, THE AMISH, KPOP STANS, 13 OTHER COUNTRIES, WITCHES, ANONYMOUS, THE LGBT COMMUNITY, CELEBRITIES, STAN TWITTER, PEOPLE OF COLOR, WHITE ALLIES & BATMAN TO GET 2ND DEGREE MURDER AND THE THREE COPS ARRESTED AND WE HAD THE PRESIDENT & MILITARY AGAINST US, MY GOD

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Let’s get to work. https://t.co/jEczrOeFdv

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

I know the past few months have been hard and dispiriting. But watching the heightened activism of young people makes me hopeful. And if we can keep channeling our justifiable anger into peaceful, sustained, and effective action, this can be the moment when real change starts.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

If you want to take concrete action, but you’re not sure how, we’ve created a site to connect you with useful resources and organizations who’ve been fighting the good fight at the local and national levels for years. https://t.co/2KcB4T3b0I

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

5. The more specific we can make demands for criminal justice and police reform, the harder it will be for elected officials to just offer lip service to the cause and then fall back into business as usual once protests have gone away.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

4. So if we want to bring about real change, the choice isn’t between protest and politics––we have to do both. We have to mobilize to raise awareness, and we have to organize and cast our ballots to make sure that we elect candidates who will act on reform.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

3. To do that, we have to know which levels of government have the biggest impact. Changing the federal government is important. But the elected officials who matter most in reforming police departments and the criminal justice system work at the state and local levels.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

2. The point of protest is to raise public awareness, to put a spotlight on injustice, and to make the powers that be uncomfortable. But eventually, we have to translate those aspirations into specific laws and institutional practices.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

1. The protests represent a genuine and legitimate frustration over a decades-long failure to reform police practices and the broader criminal justice system. We should condemn the few who resort to violence––not the overwhelming majority who deserve our respect and support.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Ultimately, it’s going to be up to a new generation of activists to shape strategies that best fit the times. But I want to highlight some basic lessons from past efforts that are worth remembering:

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

As millions of people across the country take to the streets and raise their voices in response to the killing of George Floyd and the ongoing problem of unequal justice, I’ve heard many ask how we can sustain momentum to bring about real change.