Apr 26, 2021 By: yunews
Dear Students,
When the jury delivered the Chauvin verdict, like many of you, the relief I felt could be summed up in two words: 鈥淔inally, justice.鈥 We celebrate that, in this instance, we were able to rely on the jury, the prosecution and the judge to do their jobs and bring about justice for a man who could no longer claim it for himself. Pausing in this moment with relief and gratitude by no means diminishes the hundreds of men and women of color who have not received justice, whose names and stories we do not know, and whose families will forever endure their loss without public acknowledgement.
Unlike those who have issued statements saying this verdict is a step forward, I believe this verdict only prepares us to take forward steps. As a nation and a profession, we have made great strides to uproot inequity in our society, but there is so much more we need to do to build that road as we walk it.