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CBPP today released a statement from Robert Greenstein, president, on the killing of George Floyd and subsequent protests for Black lives. This is an excerpt.
Read the full statement here.
“Our nation is at a pivotal moment. As the global pandemic lays bare the stark racial disparities that remain a central feature of American life in 2020, we once again grieve and mourn the inexcusable death of a Black person at the hands of police. Hundreds of thousands of people across the country have now marched or raised their voices in other ways to express their outrage and to call for action and justice.
As an organization whose central mission is to advance economic justice, the Center recognizes the critical importance of speaking out forcefully against racism – particularly racism against Black people, which persists in strong and often virulent form some 155 years after the end of the Civil War – and policies and practices that help perpetuate the stunning disparities that disadvantage people of color. We at the Center stand with the countless organizations, activists, community groups, religious and civic leaders, and others in calling for justice for George Floyd – and for fundamental, systemic reforms to foster racial equity and end racial justice.
We simply must reckon with this history and end these disparities if our nation is ever to make good on its promise of freedom, dignity, and a fair chance for everyone.”
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