by Starlette Thomas | May 3, 2021 | Opinion, The Raceless Gospel Initiative
Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Derek Chauvin was found guilty three times over, convicted of the death of George Floyd by a jury of his peers. The verdict is in. Now, we all know who killed George Floyd. That’s certain, crystal clear like the tears I cried in sweet relief....
by Ken Sehested | Apr 26, 2021 | Opinion
The NPR radio host said the jury in the Derek Chauvin murder trial had reached a verdict. I was pulling out of my driveway, immediately feeling my stomach tighten. Like most, I thought the evidence against him in the death of George Floyd was irreproachable. But, as...
by Leo S. Thorne | Apr 22, 2021 | Opinion
I can exhale – at least for a moment. I hope that the guilty verdict against Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd becomes an inflection point to at least begin moving this country to seriously address a systemic problem that has haunted the United States since...
by Starlette Thomas | Apr 21, 2021 | Opinion, The Raceless Gospel Initiative
I was preparing for the worst – for a not guilty verdict, for my hopes to be dashed yet again. So, I did not ask them to get up. Instead, we all stayed seated while I waited for the verdict to come in regarding the Derek Chauvin trial. Like the owners who boarded up...
by Mitch Randall | Apr 15, 2021 | Opinion
Marvin Gaye released the album “What’s Going On” in 1971. The song by the same name challenged listeners to cast their gaze on current events and ask this perplexing question. While the single gained the most popularity, the entire album addressed a variety of issues,...
