What Justice for George Floyd Looks Like
Justice for George Floyd—and countless other Black people who have been victims of police violence—requires more than Derek Chauvin’s conviction.
The audible exhalations and tears streaming down the faces of Black people—and our allies—after the news that Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering George Floyd represent relief that we achieved a rare thing: accountability. Many of us hadn’t allowed ourselves to believe or hope for it, but our relief is mixed with the bitter knowledge that ...