Sharika Soal: A Hate Crime Killed Las Vegas Teen Jonathan Lewis And The Biden Administration Is Silent
In 2020, the world was shocked when a video of a white cop arresting a black man who was crying for his mother was published online. The video became a historical event, and protests popped up in every major city in America. It was an overwhelming time for all of us who lived through it. They labeled George Floyd as a victim of a hate crime, and millions demanded Officer Derek Chauvin be arrested.
What the headlines left out of the details during the national-induced anxiety attack was that Derek Chauvin had a reason to think George Floyd was dangerous. He didn’t pick a random black man or decide to make them a national headline.
