As we approach this time of Thanksgiving in this country, I can’t help but feel disheartened. I think about all of the people we’ve come to know in the past year and a half who won’t be able to celebrate this special time with family and friends. The names of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Daunte Wright and so many others come to mind. Lives snuffed out by the injustices of those sworn to protect us.
While their voices are silent, thousands across this country have spoken for them. Peaceful marches from one coast to the other, pleading for justice. So many times, we’ve seen those peaceful marches end in bloodshed, and lives have forever changed because people refuse to see the otherness of the other.