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  • "A Tale of Two Pandemic Viruses: COVID-19 & Racism '20"

    Rev. Dr. Steve Bland Jr|Jun 4, 2020

    Like most decent people, I was shocked but not surprised by seeing the videos coming out of Minneapolis, Minnesota showing George Floyd, 46, an unarmed and non-resistant African American man lying on the ground, facedown, and handcuffed with his hands behind his back. On top of him was a white police officer casually positioning hisknee across the neck of George Floyd for about eight ornine minutes.Other released videos now show that two other officers held down his legs and torso while another...