The past couple weeks have seen an outpouring of grief, protests, and calls for change following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers. Floyd’s murder, by police, is not a one-off. For Black Americans – and Black Canadians – police violence and systemic racism is an everyday and ongoing problem. As a white, male Canadian, it’s hard to know how to talk about police violence and racism without coming across as performative or inauthentic. Well-intention...
