Northwest in Motion Blog: Seattle’s Peace Peloton

By David Longdon

The emotional stress of the pandemic, combined with the nearly real-time video of the brutal, nonchalant murder of Mr Floyd has ignited a global movement of solidarity. Former officer Chauvin gave Trump’s reality TV show presidency a gruesome pre-GOP convention distraction from his administration’s bungling, flat-footed, amateurish, deceitful response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Sadly and embarrasingly, as many of us know well, systemic racism is more than evident in the recreational activities we love: cycling, running, hiking, skiing, climbing…

Where are the black and brown faces?