Carolyn BourdeauxCompte certifié

I know many of us are once again grief stricken by seeing horrifying violence against another black American. Only a few weeks ago we grieved for Ahmaud Arbery who went for a jog in his neighborhood and was killed; we grieved for Breonna Taylor ...

who was killed in her own home; now this time we grieve for George Floyd who had the life choked out of him by a police officer kneeling on his neck. As a white person, it is often hard to know how to respond. To my black friends, neighbors, and community members, please know...

that I see what is happening and bear witness to this suffering. It's painful both because I see the suffering of another human being and their families, but this grief is then magnified by the horror and injustice of the deaths.

I see the racism that drives this violence, and it is unacceptable. I also know that there are many other times events like this have happened in our own community and in communities around the country...