If only one police officer at the arrest of George Floyd had said, “Enough.” That’s all it would have taken to avert a tragedy — this time, anyway. So many of us across the country are reeling with shock and anger and despair. Six year ago, we were aghast when Eric Garner struggled against getting […]
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Living Stronger Together
The racial equity workshop I signed up for couldn’t have come at a better time — two days after the American people elected a president who campaigned to deport a large chunk of the workforce because of their ethnicity and to close our borders to Muslims and non-white refugees. For the most part, the workshop […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on November 28, 2016
https://chapelhillwatch.com/2016/11/28/living-stronger-together/
Talk, listen, change
Former UNC Police Officer Keith Edwards, the first black woman on the force, objected to a less-experienced white male officer getting a promotion and raise ahead of her. One day when she walked into the campus police office, she overheard two white male officers complaining about the ensuing court case. “I wish Keith had never […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on October 31, 2016
https://chapelhillwatch.com/2016/10/31/talk-listen-change/