“On March 29th, the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin commenced as the defense and prosecution stated their cases for the charges of second and third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Chauvin is accused of killing George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, by kneeling on his neck for 9 minutes and 29 seconds in an event that highlighted police brutality and racial injustice in the United States. The killing and subsequent violent police to protests has spurred calls for police reform and abolition. With the trial nationally televised, the country waits with bated breath anxious to see if Chauvin will be held to account for his actions.”