WE STAND IN SOLIDARITY
June 2, 2020
The Board of the Institute for American Religious and Philosophical Thought is heartbroken and outraged at the cruel and unnecessary death of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer in Minneapolis several days ago. We stand with the African American community and all communities of color in mourning the death of Mr. Floyd, and countless others simply because of the color of their skin.
We also call on people of all races, ethnic backgrounds, and faiths to speak up now against the poisonous persistence of racism that is truly the shame of our nation. Like the rising tide of antisemitism, racism is a virus that spreads with passive acceptance. We will not stand idly by.