Geronimo’s family unsuccessfully sued the organization and Yale over it. In 1918, George W’s grandfather Prescott Bush, once a member, may or may not have helped steal Apache warrior Geronimo’s skull, which may or may not be in the Tomb. 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. Ron Rosenbaum, reporter for the New York Observer and author of ?The Secret Parts of Fortune,Random House.Mayoral finalists Kelly Brough and Mike Johnston see promise in Denver.Among other things, the Observer teamwitnessed privileged Skull and Bones members mocking the assault on Abner Louima by crying out repeatedly, “Take thatplunger out of my ass!”, and members hurling obscene sexual insults at initiates as they were forced to kneel andkiss a skull at the feet of the initiators. On April 14, the New York Observer team used high-tech night-vision video equipment able to peer through thegloom into the inner courtyard of the Skull and Bones “Tomb” in New Haven. It’s a part of Yale University, which this weekendcelebrates its 300 anniversary with among others, former Presidents Bush and Clinton. He is the first to doan expose on the most influential secret society in the nation. Last Saturday, for the first time ever, that long-secret rite was witnessed by a team of outsiders.” That’s theopening of reporter Ron Rosenbaum’s front-page piece in this week’s New York Observer.
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