Southwest Washington leaders say work on racial justice continues
Published: April 21, 2021, 8:52pm
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A person holds a poster of George Floyd on Tuesday in Atlanta. (ben gray/Associated Press)
Following the conviction of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd, community groups and leaders in Southwest Washington emphasized that the work for racial justice is far from complete.
While most lauded the legal outcome, local elected officials and organizations that addressed the Minneapolis trial said Floyd’s murder was part of a broader, systemic problem — one that the community has a long way to go toward dismantling.
“While today’s verdict in the George Floyd murder trial brought legal justice to his family, bringing social justice to the Black communities across our nation will require continued acknowledgement of systemic racism, further work in policing reforms and establishing equity in our schools, workplaces and communities,” Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle said in a written statement Wednesday.