The People in the Neighborhood

Still Processing

News Commentary, Society & Culture, News, Arts

4.8 • 9.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

A powerful — and revealing — aspect of the Derek Chauvin trial was the community it created out of strangers. Week later, we’re still thinking about the witnesses, and the way they were connected in telling the story of how George Floyd lost his life. This phenomenon is reflected in works of art, like Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing,” which explores the conflict inherent in a community.

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0:00.0	I'm Jenna Wortham.
0:07.0	I'm Wesley Morris. We're two culture writers at the New York Times.
0:11.0	And this is still a processing.
0:18.0	Jenna.
0:27.0	Yes.
0:28.0	I want to run something by you.
0:31.0	All ears.
0:32.0	Well, first of all, how much of that Derek Chauvin trial?
0:36.0	Did you watch?
0:38.0	You know, not much.
0:41.0	I did catch clips that were shared through social media.
0:45.0	So I did catch bits and pieces of the testimony,
0:48.0	but I did not have my TV on catching the coverage full time.
0:52.0	Absolutely not.
0:53.0	How about you?
0:54.0	I once it was clear that I was seeing a thing that I'd never seen before.
0:59.0	I just I couldn't not watch it.
1:02.0	I was struck by the gathering of all of these people who witnessed Derek Chauvin being a top George Floyd that day on the corner of 38th in Chicago in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
1:21.0	And their explanation of what their relationship was to the incident, why they were there in the first place.
1:30.0	But one of the first things that came to mind was Sesame Street.
1:37.0	My man's what are you talking about?
1:40.0	That is the wildest thing you could have said.
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