Why I want to talk to white people about race

By Abir

I'm going to ask for your indulgence. I want to skip this week's topic and talk about race. 

The last few weeks have been tumultuous. Since the murder of George Floyd by policemen in Minnesota, much of the world seems to finally be waking up to the endemic, systemic, and enduring, a racism, both overt and covert, macro and micro, that black and ethnic minority people face on a day to day basis.

 

The first thing I have to say is that writing this makes me extremely nervous. I’m still learnin...