The Chauvin verdict is an island of justice in a river of Black pain
We need to begin to heal from all the horrors of our histories and heritages. People gather inside a convenience store in the Houston neighborhood where George Floyd grew up, to listen to the verdict in the murder trial against former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, April 20, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
April 21, 2021
(RNS) So often in moments like Tuesday’s verdict announcement in the trial of George Floyd’s killer, we employ the words of the Prophet Amos: “Let justice run down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.”