Of america in shackles. We know we have a long way to go and we are living with the legacy of slavery and jim crow and racial oppression that continues to permeate every aspect of american life. And we have seen that over the last several months in such a stark and striking fashion. The covid19 pandemic, the Public Health crisis and the economic crisis, has impacted everyone, but disproportionately impacted the africanamerican. Ommunity in terms of pain, in terms of suffering, in terms of economic. Islocation, in terms of death and then, of course, were dealing with the continued epidemic, at the same time, of Police Violence, Police Brutality, police abuse. All across the land. Every aspect of our lives. Shopping while black. George floyd. Sleeping while black. Breonna taylor. Jogging while black. Ahmaud arbery. The names are too numerous to mention. But those tragedies are just a microcosm of what we confronts in our communities ideally a daily basis and we want to have a discussion
Our ancestors were first brought to the shores of america in shackles. We know that while weve come a long way in this country, we still have a long way to go. And we are living with the regular eas of slavery and jim row and racial compression that takes over every part of life and weve seen it the past several months in such a stark and striking fashion. Covid19 pandemic, a twin crisis, both a Public Health crisis and economic crisis has impacted everyone, but disproportionately impacted in an adverse fashion the africanamerican community. In terms of pain and suffering and economic dislocation and in terms of death. And then of course were dealing with the continued epidemic at the same time of Police Violence, Police Brutality, police abuse. All across the land, impacting every aspect of our lives. Shopping while black. George employed. George floyd. Sleeping while black, Breonna Taylor. Jogging while black, ahmad arbery. The names are too numerous to mention. Those tragedies are j