Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin is on trial for George Floyd’s death. As the second week of testimony ends, we collected perspectives from Medium writers on what the trial means about America’s criminal justice system, police brutality and White supremacy.

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This is one of the most consequential trials of our lifetimes, @DeeTwoCents writes. “There are sadly so many names that came before Floyd and not one of them ever received authentic justice.” http://read.medium.com/hQGUJw2 ">https://read.medium.com/hQGUJw2&q...

In @AnInjusticeMag, Elizabeth Rose writes that despite the obviousness of the outcome presented in video evidence, Derek Chauvin may still not be found guilty. http://read.medium.com/MUDkAYm ">https://read.medium.com/MUDkAYm&q...

"The Chauvin trial isn’t just about the murder of George Floyd; it is about the lack of compassion and humanity shown toward Black people in this country and whether or not America will choose to ever see it." — @DeeTwoCents http://read.medium.com/7vMpTvw ">https://read.medium.com/7vMpTvw&q...

Police killings of Black American men take an enormous toll on Black people’s mental health—and this is only more pronounced as Black Americans relive George Floyd’s death through the trial.

From @businessinsider, here’s what allies can do to help. http://read.medium.com/LDyZhew ">https://read.medium.com/LDyZhew&q...