Robert fuller s death came 10 days after another black man 38 year old malcolm harsch was found hanged from a tree about 50 miles away in victorville california may 31st. In his book the great level er he showed how the black death in the 1300s led to the wipeout of a third of europe s population and massively. Thu 30 apr 2020 06 56 edt last modified on wed 1.
Floyd s death has prompted. On may 25 2020 at 9 25pm 0 2 25 gmt may 26 george. Black americans are two and a half times as likely as white americans to be killed by police officers.
Has been trolled from the unlikeliest of sources including universal. Ever since the breakdown of violence as a result of the gruesome death of black american george floyd in the hands of the police the u s. Stephen ndegwa is a nairobi based communications consultant and international affairs columnist the article reflects the author s views and not necessarily those of cgtn.
Much of this pestilence came from rats that stowed away on merchant ships coming from the east. The black death and other epidemics arrived in europe from china during the 1300 s killing a large percentage of its population. In 1900 the dreaded black death showed up in california setting off a two year political firestorm.
Sadly the trend of fatal police shootings in the united states seems to only be increasing with a total 506 civilians having been shot 105 of whom were black as of june 30 2020. Being black in america should not be a death sentence he said in a facebook. Minneapolis mayor frey called the incident wrong on every level.
Nekima levy armstrong nvlevy may 26 2020. This is a time for us to reflect on michael s life to support michael s family and to honor a. Ferguson is among the cities around the world that has seen protests since floyd s death.
The issue has taken on new life since george floyd s death in minneapolis in may after a white police officer pressed his knee into the handcuffed black man s neck for nearly eight minutes.
Black death in america 2020. The nationwide protests following the death of a black man george floyd at the hands of white police officers has once again shone a spotlight on the long standing racial divide in the us.
The nationwide protests following the death of a black man george floyd at the hands of white police officers has once again shone a spotlight on the long standing racial divide in the us.
