Did y’all know this? 2 Years before Minneapolis police officer #DerekChauvin knelt on George Floyd, Zoya Code says he did the same to her.
“He stayed on my neck and wouldn’t get off. But I survived. “
She shared her story during protests for #DaunteWright Wright & #GeorgeFloyd
This video from @sarasidnerCNN of Daunte Wright’s family meeting George Floyd’s has become a heartbreakingly familiar scene. They join an undesired fraternity and sorority of devastated families. #DaunteWright#GeorgeFloyd
#BlackLivesMatter@JohnTory Someone left plaques around Toronto that tell the slave-owning pasts of prominent historical families | CBC News https://t.co/Wc8GRdcQ6P
"Slave owners should not be honored with monuments in public spaces. We have museums for that, which also provide better context," @CharlesMBlow writes. "This is not an erasure of history, but rather a better appreciation of the horrible truth of it." https://t.co/6X6JHc8ujo
We are the most successful multi-racial democracy in the world and have much to be proud of. But David Starkey's racist comments ("so many damn blacks") are a reminder of the appalling views that still exist.
I also went on More 4 news with David Starkey when I was in the early days of my career, to contest his argument that female historians were stupid and undermining history...
I tend to be a peace-loving person. I try to stay positive & see the best in others. I share art, history & my posts are almost always optimistic....
But in an entirely uncharacteristic whirl of maniacal glee I am happily dancing on the still-warm ashes of #DavidStarkey’s career