Protests have continued on the streets of Philadelphia in the wake of Walter Wallace Jr.’s murder at the hands of the police. Mr. Wallace was a 27-year-old Black man.

 

During his time in office, Donald Trump said he didn’t “believe that” systemic racism existed in the police force. But it did, and it does. A Harvard University study of police-related deaths in the U.S. from 2013-2017 found that Black people are more than 3 times as likely to be killed during police contact than white people.

 

This year, we’ve witnessed the biggest civil rights movement in history following the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks, and others -- nationwide demonstrations demanding justice. All the while, police are still killing Black Americans. Since George Floyd’s murder, the racial disparity in police killings has actually increased.

 

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have the opportunity to reform the police and make restorative justice a priority. They’ve already proposed a national ban on police chokeholds, but many Americans are calling for much more than that. Over the next few months, it’s up to us to make our voices heard, so that Biden and Kamala know exactly what we want to see them do if they take office in January. So tell us now: