a CDMO spokesperson says, “Over the past year, CDMO has been examining our own deficiencies and working towards becoming a more actively anti-oppressive organization. We left the national CDA organization in the midst of controversies among their leadership, and we're currently pursuing initiatives to make our organization more representative of Missouri's college students at-large, fight microaggression and exclusion in our ranks, and elevate the voices of BIPOC members.” will dive into the Charles Manson murders. In 2017,CAOS’s Ross Lynchtook on the roleof Jeffrey Dahmer,a serial killer — to be represented by an all-female Senate delegation. Like so many other organizations and institutions, College Democrats of America (CDA) faced a major reckoning in the summer of 2020, the effects of which linger present day. That June, Matthew Nowling, then the group’s communications director and the only Black member of its executive board, accused his fellow board members of racism and resigned from his position. As an arm of the Democratic National Committee, CDA is in proximity to the epicenter of Democratic politics. Set against the backdrop of the George Floyd uprisings protesting police brutality and institutional racism, the story quickly gained traction.TheNew York Times