Fatima Aden: the next University of Minnesota’s Undergraduate Student Government President
By Alissa Lee | ReporterFatima Aden felt she had to do something after the murder of George Floyd in 2020. A sophomore at Eagan Senior High School, she wanted to create a space where Black students at a predominantly white institution could support each other during this time of hurt and uncertainty. According to the Minnesota Department of Education, over 65% of the student body identified as white in that year alone. Only about 7% identified as Black.Aden received pushback from the school’s pr...
