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His Name Is George Floyd: One Man’s Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice
Top of the pile
87
/100
I Index Overall Rating
Readers
98/100Critics
77/100Scholars
Author:
Robert Samuels, Toluse Olorunnipa
Publisher:
Viking
Date:
May 17, 2022
Two Washington Post reporters that reveal how systemic racism shaped George Floyd's life and legacyâfrom his familyâs roots in the tobacco fields of North Carolina, to ongoing inequality in housing, education, health care, criminal justice, and policingâtelling the story of how one manâs tragic experience brought about a global movement for change.
What The Reviewers Say
It is a testament to the power of His Name Is George Floyd that the book’s most vital moments come not after Floyd’s death, but in its intimate, unvarnished and scrupulous account of his life.
Samuels and Olorunnipa deserve every praise for presenting Floyd as the complex character that he was—what human isn’t? Both writers are Black men and could easily have diluted portions of the book that show Floyd’s many shortcomings and poor decision making, but they resisted the urge. The result is an expertly researched and excellent biography, a necessary and enlightening read for all, especially those who, like my fellow African immigrants in the ’90s, have ever looked upon young Black men in the inner city with disdain.
... detailed, vivid and moving.
... gripping.
