'This shouldn't be 'normal' in 2020 America': Former President Barack Obama issues statement on George Floyd
Former President Barack Obama put out a statement on George Floyd, a black man who died after being pinned down by police in Minneapolis.
Obama said this in reference to the point that many people in America would like life to go back to"normal" in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. But, he wrote,"being treated differently on account of race is tragically, painfully, maddeningly 'normal'" for millions of Americans.
MORE: Protesters clash with Minneapolis police following death of black man seen pinned down in video These conversations included an email from"a middle-aged African American businessman" who wrote,"'the knee on the neck' is a metaphor for how the system so cavalierly holds black folks down, ignoring the cries for help."
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