Former President Barack Obama is speaking out following a weekend of protests across America in the wake of George Floyd's death.
Floyd died last week in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after a police officer held him down with his knee on Floyd's neck for more than seven minutes as the father repeatedly told the officer he couldn't breathe.
In an essay for titled «How to Make This Moment the Turning Point for Real Change,» the 44th president of the United States spoke out about ways that the public outcry could be used for progress in America. «I recognize that these past few months have been hard and dispiriting — that the fear, sorrow, uncertainty, and hardship of a pandemic have been compounded by tragic reminders that prejudice and inequality