The viral video that depicted the killing of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer was a watershed moment of 2020. Less than 10 minutes of footage brought a sudden awareness of the consequences of systemic racism to people around the world. Read More
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2020 in review: Five ways Black Lives Matter affected the arts in Ottawa
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