Truthout, July 28, 2020: People of Color Are Facing Economic Devastation While Police Get a Blank Check
Increasingly, activists are drawing connections between police killings and rising inequality across class and racial lines.
On July 20, thousands walked off the job for Strike for Black Lives, connecting police brutality with the increasingly dire economic straits facing many workers of color. Backed by major unions, striking workers called on employers to protect the safety of frontline workers during the pandemic, provide a $15 minimum wage, universal health care, paid sick leave and the right to form a union, among other demands.
