It seems a bit silly to write about sports this morning. Last night protests were held across the country in response to the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a police officer held his knee on Floyd’s neck for over eight minutes. That officer, Derek Chauvin, has now been arrested on charges of third-degree murder.
Protests were held in Minneapolis, Brooklyn, Washington D.C., Detroit, Boston, Denver, Atlanta, and many more. Most were peaceful; some turned violent. In some cities, property was destroyed, an expression of frustration over a system that feels helplessly broken, and rage with people in power who resist systemic change.
But after these communities expressed that anger and frustration on Friday night, many came together Saturday morning to clean up their neighborhoods.
It’s not new, today. This was from yesterday, in Minneapolis:
