IC3 Press Release – Racial Injustice
On May 25, 2020, we were aghast by the video of the homicide of George Floyd. In spite of his ever weakening voice crying out, “I can’t breathe!,” Mr. Floyd died from asphyxia as a result of a knee on his neck. This evil act was preceded by the unconscionable murders of Breonna Taylor in her own home by police and Ahmaud Arbery by a white father and son while he was jogging in their neighborhood. The loss of these precious black lives, along with the racial disparities highlighted amidst COVID-19, has reminded us that America still does not have a vaccine for its deadliest virus, racism. The virus of racism has killed far more black people in America than any other virus in this nation’s history.