Published April 25. 2021 12:01AM
Rev. Steven R. Jungkeit
As the death of George Floyd, and now Daunte Wright, once again dominate the news cycle, so too local communities throughout the United States are called to continue the work of addressing the inequities and injustices caused by systemic racism.
Thankfully, in many places, that work didn’t begin with the death of Mr. Floyd — it has been happening all along. Still, the horrific footage of that event, together with the killing of Daunte Wright, underscore both the urgency of the work, and the sheer scale of it. The roots of systemic racism run deep, and they are pervasive. Those roots run deep throughout the entire country, but they are especially pervasive in local communities.