Africa: George Floyd - A Wound at the Heart of our Humanity, A New Symbol of the Fight against Racism and Police Violence

[allAfrica] 8 minutes is the time it took police officer Derek Chauvin to tackle and keep a human being under his knee on the ground and deprive him of his most basic right, his life. His name was George Floyd, a 46-year-old African American and father of 2 children; he died victim of a police blunder and racial hatred against Black people in a country that defines itself as the land of freedom where everyone can live "the American dream".