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Local activist Joe Calhoun warned protesters not to give any reason for being pulled over or arrested as federal officers are deployed around the city. “We don’t want to have a George Floyd situation in the city of Memphis,” he said.

While you’re here — please go follow @ipostnews.bsky.social, an investigative news nonprofit in my hometown (Buffalo — go Billls) that’s doing important work every day

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Thank you so much Dan!

In May, when I gave the commencement address to the University of Rochester's Anthropology department, I ended with:

"Believe in whatever it was that got you to today, and remember why you started."

It's time to take my own advice and set the example I want to be.

Let the great experiment begin!

I'm trying something new and making my first go at the freelance life. I want to tell a lot of stories in a lot of different ways. I'm available for:

Writing
Reporting
Editing
Teaching
Photography
Videography
Documentaries
Music

And down to try new things, too.

So, let's talk. Let's collaborate.