Conversations about race
Time to get comfortable talking about race and diversity
The horrific murder of George Floyd in America has resurfaced many thoughts around race equality and justice. It has been a highly emotional period for many who consider themselves as minoritised. Just when many were coming to terms with these tragic events and feeling the empowerment from the Black Lives Matter movement, an article by Tomáš Hudlický in Angewandte Chemie made many statements that indicated that diversity could have a negative impact within our chemistry community. Although the article generated opprobrium and has since been withdrawn, many chemists of colour are left questioning if they belong and whether they will ever see equity and justice in chemistry.