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The cycle of all forms of violence against people of color, and specifically black people, must stop now. We cannot “return to normal” but must create a better “now.”

and to provide concrete action items for individuals but also communities and government on all levels.

Speak Truth is currently working on its “Reset” Agenda which seeks to bring together black people and allies to provide thought-leadership in areas such as the response to the pandemic, policing, education, health care, the political process, and others,

hardship, and struggle black people have endured at the hands of the government. This would be the time for cities and states to implement steps of recognition and redress.

Demand that your local councils, your mayors, your governors, representatives and senators sit face to face with the black community and demand that all levels of government acknowledge and account for the centuries of killings,

not just in the realm of police accountability or criminal justice but across all of life’s aspects. The voices of Blacks is muffled, sometimes silenced completely, so you, allies, must speak louder now, not just mumble or "stand in solidarity" with us on social media.

To those for whom these systems were built and to whom the systems will listen and react to - White Americans and other people of color - speak now, demand acknowledgement and accountability from all levels of government,

the systemic historic disenfranchisement and absence of respect for black lives, we will keep repeating the current and similar moments over and over again.

The pandemic has forced us to pause and exist in new and different ways across all facets of life. If this country refuses to use this “reset” moment to take an honest and hard look at itself and acknowledge

As horrific and devastating as the COVID-19 pandemic has been for this country and the entire globe, it has made these fundamental injustices and inequities even more blatant although they have been in existence for centuries.

citizen status to date. These systems were built to maintain power and wealth for some at the expense of others, built on the lives, backs, sweat, and blood of others from the inception of this country’s existence.

The American dream was that of and for white Americans. The American life and promise was formed for the enjoyment and experience of white Americans…but all those fundamental “American” things were built by Blacks and the status quo is sustained by our second class

the man behind the curtain so to speak. The true root is the system - criminal justice, education, housing, health care - and, most importantly, the very foundation and framework on which this country was built.

or a "misguided" civilian using state laws such as “civilian arrest” or “standing your ground” is not only an incomplete construct but a deflection attempting to divert our focus from looking at the underlying cause behind it all,