For those in Boston watching Chauvin case, âitâs like racism is on trialâ
By Milton J. Valencia Globe Staff,Updated April 8, 2021, 12:57 p.m.
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Though it was often painful, they paid attention last week as witness after witness, including a 9-year-old girl, recounted what it was like to watch the death of George Floyd, his neck pinned for more than nine minutes under the knee of former police officer Derek Chauvin last May. And they found validation in the testimony of police officials who described Chauvinâs actions as excessive force, who told a jury that Chauvinâs actions were counter to his training.
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Unending battles over Confederate flags, monuments, and the National Anthem suggest that the issues contested in the Civil War and Civil Rights Movement remain unresolved. A polarized nation expressed its allegiance to different historic narratives, and even different flags, during this last year.
Last summer, demonstrations organized to protest the killing of George Floyd by police in Minnesota, demanded, and, on occasion, facilitated the dismantling of monuments to the Confederacy. By winter, a more furious season of discontent over symbols from our history descended on Washington, DC, when insurrectionists invaded the Capitol, flying the Confederate flag.
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Black History Month has become a time-honored tradition since it was first conceptualized as Negro History Week in 1925 by Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH), and first celebrated in 1926. In 1976, honoring the heritage of Black Americans became a month-long celebration, officially recognized in the United States by President Gerald R. Ford.
Now more than ever, February is a time to remember the people who have enriched the community with knowledge, pride and respect. We recognize the contributions, struggles and history of African Americans, and reflect on the idea that Black History is at the heart of American history.Welcome to the first
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