Cheyenne Morrison said it well: “A riot is the language of the unheard” - Martin Luther King Jr.
This is especially true in the United States, where events such as the murders of George Floyd, Freddie Gray, and Mike Browner have been met with an outpouring of rage and frustration. It’s like the collective tensions and anxieties around racism, class, and police violence all come to a head in one moment. This was famously depicted in Spike Lee’s film, Do the Right Thing, which highlights the breaking point of a community that has only taken so much before it explodes.