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Lawrence D. Bobo's Statement re George Floyd and Our Times

Dear Friends,

Like so many of you I watched in horror as George Floyd died brutally while in the custody of Minneapolis police.  I feel as if I am still shaking off the paralyzing combination of feelings of shock, outrage, and pain occasioned by another incident of an unarmed African American dying by law enforcement hands.  This situation was made all the worse because Floyd was already subdued, hand-cuffed, on the ground and begging for...

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Claudine Gay's Statement on the Death of George Floyd

Dear FAS Community,

Like many of you, I have watched in pain and horror the events unfolding across the nation this week, triggered by the callous and depraved actions of a white police officer in Minneapolis. We have been here before, too many times, and that familiarity is part of the heartbreak and outrage of this moment. Even as the global fight against the pandemic has forged new bonds and inspired acts of profound generosity, we are confronted again by old hatreds and the enduring legacies of anti-black racism and inequality. It’s a...

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