The current and ever ongoing issue of police violence is now compounded by the COVID-19 virus which we know disproportionately impacts Black people.
Before we can move forward, before there can be healing, before we can truly end systemic and institutional racism, America must be held accountable for its original sin against Black people: slavery.
How many people understand that generally worse health outcomes for Black people in America can be tied directly to this trauma?
Our leaders need to have courage to change policy and to address the disparate treatment of Black people in this country.
Have the courage to talk to your family members and friends about George Floyd and police violence, have the courage to question the institutions that continue to oppress Black people, have the courage to acknowledge the hundreds of years of violence inflicted upon Black people by this country that we love, and find ways to address that pain and heal it.
