On May 25th 2020, a white police officer in Minneapolis, murdered an african-american of 46 years. Here is Noah Trevor‘s pedagogical thoughts on how the dominos of racial injustice connect and the murder of George Floyd: « Imagine living in a community, every single day someone is there oppressing you… What that does to you as a society, as a community, as a group of persons? It’s happening to you because you’re the only one having that skin colour. »
Of course, similar events have been occurring in Europe. On June 2nd 2020, an investigation report published the results of the death of Traoré Adama. In 2016, a 24-year-old black african from the suburbs of Paris, died of asphyxiation after being detained by French police.
In fact, racism is a matter of power. Racism serves to structure social relations both internally and internationally. It justifies the domination of one group over others. Therefore, the refusal to implement effective corrective policies, maintains the status quo. Indeed, what interest would a group in a position of power have in being stripped of its privileges?
Friendly reminder: scientifically speaking, races do not exist. By the way, « If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor » (Tutu Desmond, Nobel Peace Prize 1984).
