Culture It’s Their Story, Not My Story. I Just Tried My Best To Listen From the epicentre of America’s Black Lives Matter protests, Nine correspondent Amelia Adams spoke to Future Women. By Jordaine Chattaway Published 24 June, 2020 Culture It’s Their Story, Not My Story. I Just Tried My Best To Listen From the epicentre of America’s Black Lives Matter protests, Nine correspondent Amelia Adams spoke to Future Women. By Jordaine Chattaway Published 24 June, 2020 Previous article If you want to manage stress, it’s an inside out job Next article ‘I Knew In My Gut, That Singing The Anthem Wasn’t A Reflection Of My History.’ Can we jump straight into what it’s like in the US today? It feels like something is broken. It feels just a bit wild and a bit unhinged. I went to New York for two weeks, just … as the … they were coming off the peak of their cases. (It) was really … actually quite depressing. It was really sad to see New York like that. It just feels very surreal. Are protests being held right across the country now? (We’ve) never seen a situation before where (the protests are) now in all 50 states … this is across the entire United States that people have been gathering and protesting. I’ve never covered a protest that’s run for more than a week before. It’s just unprecedented. *This is an edited version of an extended interview. To watch the original Facebook Live interview go to the Future Women – Members Only Facebook page and search: Amelia Adams. blm Covid19 FW live Best of Future Women Books An extract from ‘The Scoop’ By Erin Van Der Meer Culture Transforming fear into fuel By FW Culture Emojis and AI: Tech abuse is evolving, but banks are too By Sally Spicer Culture The DV fact that shocked one of Australia’s most respected researchers By Sally Spicer Culture Ten years ago, I escaped abuse. It’s taught me one clear lesson. By Geraldine Bilston Culture Witness, survivor, thriver: The woman driving a DV revolution By Sally Spicer Culture Rachael escaped abuse. Then she bought a pair of designer jeans. By Sally Spicer Culture “Our people have always been evolving” By Melanie Dimmitt Your inbox just got smarter If you’re not a member, sign up to our newsletter to get the best of Future Women in your inbox.
