George Floyd and America's Failure to Provide Safety, Security, and Justice: A Statement From the Roosevelt Institute
June 03, 2020
June 03, 2020
NEW YORK, June 3 -- Roosevelt Institute issued the following news release:
"It looks as if the system cannot reform itself," said Dr. Cornel West this past Friday in discussing the public murder of George Floyd on May 25. In 5 minutes and 23 seconds, Dr. West delivers the powerful--and painful--truth: We are living in a moment of compounded systemic failures, at least those of us who are fortunate enough to still be alive. From a capitalistic economy that rewards the few a . . .
"It looks as if the system cannot reform itself," said Dr. Cornel West this past Friday in discussing the public murder of George Floyd on May 25. In 5 minutes and 23 seconds, Dr. West delivers the powerful--and painful--truth: We are living in a moment of compounded systemic failures, at least those of us who are fortunate enough to still be alive. From a capitalistic economy that rewards the few a . . .