People have taken to the streets, they have exposed themselves to violence and risked their freedom. No-one has done this because they wanted to. No-one has done this because they see any joy in it. They simply did it because they have nothing left. In the days since George Floyd’s death, black people in America have lost their trust in peaceful protest. This conclusion came through countless acts of similar violence, all of which were protested in a peaceful manner, but none of which instigated change. The ironic thing is that the change we want is not the one happening. The change we desperately need is a wholly unspectacular one. One without heroes and martyrs, but one of norm. When you think about it nothing is quite as boring as equality; nothing as bland as sameness. But th...
