Say Their Names

An incisive, gripping exploration of the forces that pushed our unjust system to its breaking point after the death of George Floyd, culminating in the definitive guide to America's present-day racial reckoning and revolution from five expert Black journalists. For many, the story of the weeks of protests in the summer of 2020 began with the eight minutes and 46 seconds when Police Officer Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd on camera, and it ended with the sweeping federal, state, and intrapersonal changes that soon followed. It is a simple story, wherein white America finally witnessed enough brutality to move their collective consciousness. The only problem is that it isn't true. George Floyd was not the first Black man to be murdered by police, yet his death came at a time when America was already at a tipping point, while the collective mindset was already shifting. In SAY THEIR NAMES, six seasoned journalists probe this critical shift, illustrating that...