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On May 25th of 2020, police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd's neck for

eight minutes and 46 seconds, killing him. On Tuesday, a jury convicted Chauvin of all charges.

Chauvin's conviction comes at a time when national attention is once again being paid to

police brutality. Last Sunday, a police officer in Minnesota shot and killed 20-year-old

Duante Wright after reportedly confusing a taser and a gun. Last week, Chicago released body cam

footage of a police officer shooting 13-year-old Adam Toledo, who appeared to have dropped

his weapon and raised his hands.

A video from December of two police officers pointing guns, pepper spraying, and pushing a black

army officer to the ground during a traffic stop also circulated this month.

These news stories also come at a time when several high-profile mass shootings have devastated

the country.

Both mass shootings and police brutality have led to outcries for change, but they've also left

many exhausted and cynical about whether things can and will ever depart from how they are right now.

In many ways, too, they've left us further divided.

In previous shows, we've talked about white evangelical attitudes towards police and the changing

religious beliefs of many African-American protesters leading the Black Lives Matter

movement.

We wanted to talk about the ways these horrific events have brought us together and the ways

in which they've only further driven us apart.

You are listening to Quick to Listen, where we go beyond hashtags and hot takes to discuss

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