The death of George Floyd on 25 May 2020 sparked international outrage. What, many agree, should have been a suspect’s standard detainment and arrest turned into a preventable homicide: a life cut short due to the excessive force used by one of the white police officers. The global outrage that ensued following the viral video that showed a police officer kneeling on Floyd’s neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds not only called for an examination of the anti-Black racism in policing but also every institution across every industry.
