‘Black Lives Matter’ as Identity Politics and Class Struggle

“Daddy changed the world!” Gigi Floyd, daughter of George Floyd, smiled broadly as she shouted this out loud at a Black Lives Matter protest in Minneapolis—a poetic expression of the connection between particular struggle and universal transformation. Gigi’s father, George Floyd, had been murdered by police just a week earlier, sparking mass outrage and a surge … Continue reading ‘Black Lives Matter’ as Identity Politics and Class Struggle