Rebecca Judd has been having ‘tough’ conversations with her children about racism and police brutality amid U.S. riots over the killing of George Floyd
Anti-police brutality protests have erupted in at least 75 cities across the U.S. after the death in custody of unarmed black man George Floyd.
And Rebecca Judd revealed on Sunday she’d been having ‘important conversations’ with her children about racism and inequality following the demonstrations.
The 37-year-old radio host and her husband, retired AFL star Chris Judd, share four children, son Oscar, eight, daughter Billie, six, and twin sons Tom and Darcy, three.
Learning moment: Rebecca Judd revealed on Sunday she had been having ‘important conversations’ with her children about racism and inequality following the riots in America
‘I’ve been having the toughest, saddest, most bewildering and important conversations with my kids today,’ Rebecca told her Instagram followers.
The footy WAG accompanied the post with the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter and a quote from Nelson Mandela’s autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom.
‘No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion,’ the quote read.
Online: The AFL WAG, 37, shared a Nelson Mandela quote from his autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom, alongside the hashtag ‘black lives matter’ to her Instagram Stories on Sunday
Family: The Australian media personality shares son Oscar, eight, daughter Billie, six, and twin sons Tom and Darcy, three, with AFL star husband Chris Judd (all pictured)
‘People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.’
Rebecca also shared a link to a Change.org petition seeking justice for George Floyd.
Floyd died on Monday, May 25 after he was arrested by four Minneapolis police officers for allegedly using a fake $20 bill.
Civil unrest: Chaos has unfolded in at least 75 cities across the United States, decrying the police killing of black man George Floyd. Pictured: protesters vandalising a car in Washington D.C., on May 31
He was brought to the ground and white police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee on Floyd’s neck for eight minutes.
Floyd, who was unarmed and handcuffed, repeatedly said he couldn’t breathe and later died in custody.
The horrific assault was caught on video and sent shockwaves across the world.
‘I can’t breathe’: George Floyd (pictured) died on May 25 after he was arrested by four Minneapolis police officers for allegedly using a fake $20 bill. White cop Derek Chauvin pressed his knee on Floyd’s neck for eight minutes, despite Floyd’s repeated pleas for help
Chauvin has been charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
He, along with the three other officers who arrested Floyd, have been fired from the force following outrage over the African American’s death.
For six nights, hundreds of protests have unfolded in at least 75 cities across the United States in an unprecedented display of civil unrest.
At least 40 cities have imposed curfews in response to the riots and violence.
Curfews: For six nights, hundreds of protests have unfolded in America. At least 40 cities have imposed curfews in light of the riots and violence. Pictured: protestors starting a fire in Washington D.C., on May 31