AFTER A SPRING THAT already has been dauntingly challenging due to COVID-19's health concerns and the resultant economic downturns, the past week exploded into furor over the death of 46-year-old African-American George Floyd in Minneapolis while in custody of four white policemen.
As the world is now alarmingly aware, a white police officer was videotaped kneeling on Floyd’s neck for nine minutes while he was lying facedown and handcuffed.
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