Taking Action to End Police Brutality
Jul 03, 2020
4 minutes
BY GRETCHEN WHITMER
GARLIN GILCHRIST II
@GovWhitmer
@LtGovGilchrist
The murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor are the latest illustration of hundreds of years of inequity and systemic racism against Black Americans. This is the culmination of governance that did not adequately center the values of equity, representation and opportunity for all. Going forward, we must prioritize these principles to build a more just and equitable country.
We are simultaneously facing two of the most consequential crises of our lifetimes: COVID-19 and the persistence of police brutality. The pain of the convergence of these crises is being felt by those who
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