Civil Rights Attorney Areva Martin On The Killing Of George Floyd And Protesting At The Polls (Video)
In addition to the global COVID-19 crisis that’s disproportionately killing African Americans, black people around the country are battling the pandemic of racism. Since the country’s inception, racism has infected all facets of American society, from the criminal justice system to education to business to politics.
Although racism has always existed in our nation, the recent killings of unarmed black men and women have brought racialized police violence to the forefront of national discourse and incited a string of ongoing protests. For many, the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, at the hands of white police officers in Minneapolis last week was just the tipping point.
