'We are a physical representation of George Floyd,' John Boyega gives powerful speech at the #BlackLivesMatter protest'We are a physical representation of George Floyd,' John Boyega gives powerful speech at the #BlackLivesMatter protestHowever, I recently represented a gentleman who was from Saudi Arabia. He had married a woman from Saudi and they came to England and had a child. The gentleman was a doctor.
When Amy Cooper was videoed threatening a black man that she was going to call the police and tell them she was being threatened by an African American , I jumped for joy. Not for the pain that was going to result for both of these individuals , but that here we had a classic example ofin action. The type of racism that black people face every day. One where you never bother telling other people about, where you just shrug it off and let it pass over you.
Amy Cooper, who no doubt has black acquaintances, black work colleagues and probably would tell you that she socialises with black people and therefore was not a racist, was caught committing, as blatant an act of racism as that committed on the defenceless George Floyd. Yes, racism is a difficult topic, but please understand that it’s difficult for everyone and sadly, history will continue to repeat itself unless we are all brave enough to confront it. As a child you learn, that if you fail to deal with a problem, it will return time and time again. Racism is no different. We all have to take responsibility to ensure that not only do weSo you've posted a black square on Instagram.