George Flyod Black And White. White privilege has shaped our nation. George Floyd protests and Black Lives Matter protests by white activists show how culture can change.
What a disturbing video capture, in view of the world's eyes, of George Floyd detained by a police officer kneeling on his neck till life was crushed from him; a frightening emblem of relations white-and-black reinforced by similar atrocities embedded in memory of recent days; lest we forget other black men, young and old. And, in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, we must listen more than ever to our African-American brothers and sisters. You have to deal with racism and precarious employment and housing throughout your life.
There's something about the video of the George Floyd killing that makes it very specific to the Twin Cities.
Many Native Americans in Montana stand in solidarity with black Americans while urging people not to.
The video shows a white police officer and a black male victim — a familiar dynamic in similar videos and killings seen nationwide — but there's a third identifiable person: an Asian American officer seen running interference with the crowd and standing watch. A month before George Floyd's death, black and white Americans differed sharply in confidence in the police By Hannah Gilberstadt Police in Washington, D. Protesters gather at the scene where George Floyd, an unarmed black man, was pinned down by a police officer kneeling on his neck before later dying in hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.