George Floyd: The Real Timeline

How the murder of George Floyd transformed the attitude towards and implementation of DEI across the world

Gli eventi del 25 maggio 2020 sono diventati tragicamente familiari a tutti noi. Quel giorno, George Floyd è diventato l’ennesima persona di colore a morire per mano della polizia, assassinato fuori da un minimarket di Minneapolis da un poliziotto bianco, Derek Chauvin. La registrazione video della sua morte ha dato il via al più grande movimento di protesta nella storia recente degli Stati Uniti, risvegliando milioni di coscienze e riportando l’attenzione dei media e delle istituzioni sulla pervasività del razzismo nelle forze dell’ordine. Ma molto prima che il suo volto finisse sui murales di tutto il mondo e il suo nome diventasse il simbolo della lotta per i diritti civili, Floyd era un padre, un fidanzato, un atleta: una vita sottratta da un sistema ingiusto che si è dimostrato una trappola mortale..

In the summer of 2020, America experienced one of the biggest uprisings in half a century. Waves of enraged citizens took to the streets to streets in Minneapolis to decry the murder of George Floyd at the hands of the police. Battles broke out night after night, with a pandemic weary populace fighting the police and eventually burning down the Third Precinct. The revolt soon spread to cities large and small across the country where protesters set police cars on fire, looted luxury shopping districts and forced the president into hiding in a bunker beneath the White House. As the initial crest receded, localized rebellions continued to erupt throughout the summer and into the fall in Atlanta, Chicago, Kenosha, Louisville, Philadelphia, and elsewhere.

George Floyd’s killing in the US state of Minnesota sparked protests about policing, privilege and a revolution in race relations. Britain boldly presents itself as a beacon of racial tolerance, but with demonstrations sweeping the country, organisers believe that they are closer than ever to changing the way British institutions and individuals treat black people across the UK. There have been multiple campaigns for equality and justice for black British communities in the past, but none quite like this.

George Floyd's killing in the US state of Minnesota sparked protests about policing, privilege and a revolution in race relations. Britain boldly presents itself as a beacon of racial tolerance, but with demonstrations sweeping the country, organisers believe that they are closer than ever to changing the way British institutions and individuals treat black people across the UK. There have been multiple campaigns for equality and justice for black British communities in the past, but none quite like this.