The guilty verdict in the Chauvin trial is a step forward in police accountability and a hopeful sign of progress toward dignity and humanity for all Americans. We give our thanks to the millions of young people, parents and activists who took to the streets after the murder of George Floyd – building a movement and making this verdict possible.

As we move beyond this moment, we must support these grassroots organizations and changemakers who have spearheaded our country’s reckoning with racism, violence and oppression. We must alter our communities’ and nation’s course to create loving systems and cities in which people of color can live in safety and thrive. This means a commitment to resources and transformative change so that our communities are the vibrant and loving places they should be – for all of their residents.

We must bend the moral arc of the universe toward justice.

^{George Floyd memorial photo by Lorie Shaull.}