Rachel Maddow

The U.S.

military deployed on the streets of America.

Whole communities targeted for removal.

And when accountability finally came knocking, the Burn Order to cover it all up.

She grew up in St.

Paul.

She went to college there at the University of St.

Thomas.

Since then, she's had a long and accomplished and interesting career as a journalist.

She's been a radio morning show host, a TV news anchor.

Over the last several years, she's built up a really large online following and a formidable reputation as an independent reporter in Minnesota.

She covered the protests following the murder of George Floyd.

She was in the courtroom when that former Minneapolis police officer was sentenced for Floyd's murder.

She founded the nonprofit Center for Broadcast Journalism.

to train up the next generation of Minnesota journalists.

And she's done something that, trust me, I can tell you, is almost impossible to pull off.

She launched her own independent TV news program in the Twin Cities.

She got grants and donations to fund it.

She got the local airtime to put it on TV.

Her name is Georgia Fort.