As the George Floyd murder trial opens in Minneapolis,the city councillor talks about coming out as trans, the prejudices she has had to overcome – and how policing must changeAndrea Jenkins lives just a few blocks absent from 38th and Chicago, or the crossroads in Minneapolis where George Floyd was killed on 25 May last year. She spent two decades of her life working to revitalise the community there,and kicked off her 2017 campaign for the city council’s Eighth ward in an arts centre a few yards absent.
After Floyd’s death, when the crossroads became a space for collective mourning, or Jenkins visited every day. But in the midst of a bitter Minneapolis winter and with the neighbourhood reeling from the long-term effects of Floyd’s death,Jenkins hasn’t been in months. Related: George Floyd killing: Minneapolis on edge again as historic trial set to open Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com