All of us have been horrified by the murder of George Floyd but at the same time have remained hopeful watching or participating in the ensuing uprising of people all over the United States and the world against systemic racism and police brutality in solidarity with Black Lives Matter. It feels as if the collective rage in the country has reached its crescendo as the veils have lifted revealing white supremacy, militarization of police, and overall systemic inequity at its core. It is strange that all of this is happening in tandem with a global pandemic, but even the pandemic has revealed the inequities in a system designed to protect and enrich the very few at the expense of more vulnerable communities.

Click here to read more about my thoughts on the murder of George Floyd and how we can seize this moment to stage a peaceful, non-violent revolution in America.