I was in a funeral procession yesterday for a man I have never met. George Floyd. A man who was killed by a police officer. Mr. Floyd was black. The police officer is white and had his knee on… Read More ›
George Floyd
Stand Your Ground: An Interview with Kelly Brown Douglas by Gina Messina
Following the murders of Trayvon Martin and Tamir Rice, Kelly Brown Douglas released her book, Stand Your Ground: Black Bodies and the Justice of God. In this critical work, she details the embedding of structural violence within the doctrine of American Exceptionalism and the deep rooted racial injustice that our nation was founded upon.
This is a Wake Up Call by Mary Sharratt
George Floyd Memorial, Minneapolis This month I had originally intended to blog on the injustice of UK landowners using Covid19 as a ruse to illegally block public footpaths during lockdown when country walks are one of the few pleasures… Read More ›
They Too Are America by Karen Leslie Hernandez
George Floyd. It has been a week. But, not really just a week. Months. Years. Decades. Centuries. 1,253 black human beings have died at the hands of law enforcement in the United States since 2015. And we just keep watching…. Read More ›
