![]() ![]() Bush are among the organization’s members, as are titans of industry, heads of banks, editors, writers and more.Īllegedly, members have to either remain silent or leave a room when asked whether they belong to the group. Presidents William Howard Taft, George H. Each year, 15 seniors are tapped to join. Skull and what?įounded in 1832, four decades before Colorado became a state, Skull and Bones is a group of Yale students and alums with their own building, the Tomb, on the Yale campus. That got Brough’s supporters trolling Johnston on social media, demanding transparency about whether he was actually a member and an apology about the supposedly secret society’s racist past. The New York Sun reporter shared a photo of the ledger with Johnston’s full name, date of birth and address. He holds bachelor and law degrees from Yale and a masters of education from Harvard.Īll that raises some doubt about the New York Sun headline: Was Johnston even in Skull and Bones? And if so, will he really not answer questions about it? Beaty/Denverite)įrom Vail to Yale, Johnston’s life has been full of privilege. Senate candidate Mike Johnston speaks during a vigil for victims of gun violence on the Capitol steps, Aug. The headline on the piece: “ Rising Democratic Star Mike Johnston Is a Populist Man of the People: Just Don’t Ask About His Membership in Yale’s Skull and Bones.” Last week, the New York Sun, a conservative-leaning online newspaper, published a story about how Johnston was a Bonesman. Gonzales said she would invite both candidates to explore the structural racism and histories of organizations they’ve participated in - and the city they hope to lead. That’s the group reconsidering the names of mountains and buildings that honor perpetrators of racist projects that shaped who is - and isn’t - thriving in the state. She’s a member of the Colorado Geographic Renaming Advisory Board. “Anyone who wants to lead and who has been a part of organizations that have an obviously problematic history, they have an obligation to acknowledge that history and to really thoughtfully look at that history,” said Nicki Gonzales, Colorado’s former state historian, a member of the State Historian’s Council and a Regis University professor. When Denverite asked more than 100 residents what they cared about from people running for office, they told us the following: housing and affordability, crime and public safety, education, environment, health and wellness and transportation. But when asked about the racist legacies of organizations they’ve been a part of - the Yale secret society Skull and Bones for Johnston and the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce for Brough - they each had to be pressed for a direct response. Skull and Bones, which dates back to 1832, said in its note to students that the prank caller was exploiting the society’s “mysterious nature” and encouraged people who received such calls to report the incident to Yale police or their college dean.Mayoral finalists Kelly Brough and Mike Johnston see promise in Denver. “I figured it was a prank since I hadn’t heard about them calling like this,” Addonizio said. He played along and handed his phone to his brother, who was asked inappropriate questions. Some students described an anonymous caller who instructed them to hand their phones to somebody nearby and that asked that person questions about the student’s sex life.Ĭole Addonizio, a Yale junior, said he suspected it was a prank soon after he received a call from somebody who said it was the start of the “tap” process. The Yale police department has received three complaints of harassing phone calls from somebody claiming to be from Skull and Bones, according to university spokesman Tom Conroy, who said the cases remain open. ![]()
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