Days after the video of George Floyd began spreading, I decided to do something. A couple of factors made a familiar tragedy different this time: One, we could see the police officer kneeling on the Black man’s neck for more than eight minutes. Because that entire sequence was recorded, people who normally ignored these incidents were horrified. The death of George Floyd had become a cultural landmark.
A Black Father's Story: Why I Wrote 'The Course'
A Black Father's Story: Why I Wrote 'The…
A Black Father's Story: Why I Wrote 'The Course'
Days after the video of George Floyd began spreading, I decided to do something. A couple of factors made a familiar tragedy different this time: One, we could see the police officer kneeling on the Black man’s neck for more than eight minutes. Because that entire sequence was recorded, people who normally ignored these incidents were horrified. The death of George Floyd had become a cultural landmark.