America, we need to hope together.
This period has been one of the most consequential in the history of the United States, that threatens to either tear apart the very fabric of the nation we know today or unite us more than ever.
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This period has been one of the most consequential in the history of the United States, that threatens to either tear apart the very fabric of the nation we know today or unite us more than ever.
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Watching George Floyd pinned down for almost 9 min under the weight of Derek Chauvin & other officers, as he begged for his life was one of the toughest things I have ever had to watch in my life, not just as a person of color, but as a human being.
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It would have been equally hard to
watch had Mr. Floyd been a white
man or woman, or if the perpetrator
had been white or a person of color
or if it occurred in China or Nigeria.
It was especially hard after 3 months
of COVID-19 ravaging America.
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watch had Mr. Floyd been a white
man or woman, or if the perpetrator
had been white or a person of color
or if it occurred in China or Nigeria.
It was especially hard after 3 months
of COVID-19 ravaging America.
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As a community leader in Omaha
once said: “For persons who have no
hope, consequences mean nothing”.
Hope then is what we need to instill
back into America so that there is a
shared sense of belonging, so that
healing and rebuilding can begin.
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once said: “For persons who have no
hope, consequences mean nothing”.
Hope then is what we need to instill
back into America so that there is a
shared sense of belonging, so that
healing and rebuilding can begin.
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I saw hope in the uniform
condemnation of the behavior of
Derek Chauvin not just by persons of
color, but also by whites, by pretty
much every police chief in the nation,
and by politicians of all stripes and
by most rank and file Americans.
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condemnation of the behavior of
Derek Chauvin not just by persons of
color, but also by whites, by pretty
much every police chief in the nation,
and by politicians of all stripes and
by most rank and file Americans.
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I saw hope in white men and women
joining hand in hand together with
persons of color to channel Dr. M.L.
King's message that injustice
anywhere is a threat to justice
everywhere, and that we are all
caught up in an inescapable network
of mutuality.
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joining hand in hand together with
persons of color to channel Dr. M.L.
King's message that injustice
anywhere is a threat to justice
everywhere, and that we are all
caught up in an inescapable network
of mutuality.
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Hope is our only way out, America.
We all need to reach out a hand of
grace to each other to give hope to
the next generation for healing to
begin.
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We all need to reach out a hand of
grace to each other to give hope to
the next generation for healing to
begin.
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However, if we are to survive and
heal as a nation, we cannot fall into
the trap of looking at every
policeman and police woman as the
enemy.
Policemen and women cannot look
at every person of color as the
enemy.
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heal as a nation, we cannot fall into
the trap of looking at every
policeman and police woman as the
enemy.
Policemen and women cannot look
at every person of color as the
enemy.
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My message is this - America, we cannot allow hatred be used a weapon to destroy us as a nation.
We need hope, we need healing, and we need to reach out to each other and try to understand the core of why we are all feeling the way we do.
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We need hope, we need healing, and we need to reach out to each other and try to understand the core of why we are all feeling the way we do.
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This is hard, & we'll need a higher power to help us bring healing. Isaiah 40:31 says “but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings with eagles; they will run and not grow weary; they will walk and not be faint.”
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We must never grow weary in our journey to stand in the gap for one another.
Like it or not, our fate as a nation is intertwined with one another.
We cannot wish away a specific group of people whether we are of color or we are white.
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Like it or not, our fate as a nation is intertwined with one another.
We cannot wish away a specific group of people whether we are of color or we are white.
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When Robert Bowers walked into a synagogue in 2018 and shot 11 congregants, I deeply felt the pain of my Jewish brothers & sisters & felt compelled & proud to attend a memorial service held in Omaha at Beth Israel to let them know I stand with them.
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Join me in praying that hope will prevail & America will rise again.
Join me in having tough conversations with your friends who are not of the same race.
We are the change we hope to see, & I believe that as we stand together, hope will prevail.
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Join me in having tough conversations with your friends who are not of the same race.
We are the change we hope to see, & I believe that as we stand together, hope will prevail.
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In case you are reading this thread after June 26, 2020, it was written by the eloquent @DeleDaviesMD as part of #ShareTheMicNowMed.
Please follow him for wisdom as a Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, former Chair of Peds, Infectious Disease researcher, & community leader!
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