June: Nigeria, Wales and Russia
Read: Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi (Nigeria), I Bought a Mountain by Thomas Firbank (Wales), The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky On May, 25th 2020, George Floyd was murdered by Derek Chauvin. George was an African-American 46 year-old man. He’d suffered doubly at the hands of the Coronavirus, first contracting it before recovering, but also losing his job as a security guard. He was a father of five and grandfather of two. These are simple details that tell very little of the story of the man who breathed his last gasped breath under the crushing weight of Derek Chauvin’s knee. I forced myself to sit and watch the footage of his death. It was something I didn’t want to see, but did want to face the reality of. We must face this reality. George Floyd’s death is not the first racist murder committed by a white policeman. I have heard of others, but like many people, this incident has made me stop and think for longer and my white privilege is at the heart o...