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We’re living the life of the coronavirus pandemic. We’re staying home and picking up groceries or having them delivered. Then, George Floyd is murdered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, when a police officer pressed his knee on his neck for 9 minutes.
Despite stay-at-home orders, thousands of people burst out of their homes to protest in cities throughout the nation, some not wearing face masks. Then, the riots and looting begin.
It’s upsetting in so many ways. Another black person killed by police, needlessly. Local officials slow to take the right action. Black and brown people continuing to face police brutality and lack of job opportunities, housing, health care, and more.
I hope, at last, elected officials, working with citizens, can bring about reforms in policing and to correct the disparities that have been ravaging black communities for decades. Every citizen needs to figure out what he or she can do to move public policy on these issues forward. See this listing of anti-racism groups you can join and anti-racism resources.
For this week’s Best of Boomer Blogs, boomer bloggers are writing about:
- The 12 things President Donald Trump did to speed the pandemic and push the death count higher.
- An uptick in requests for grief products.
- A scare in the night.
- Why the nation needs the U.S. Postal Service.
- The life of a beloved cat.
- How TV shows about faraway places can seem like a vacation.
Jennifer Koshak of Unfold and Begin writes about these articles in the Best of Boomer Blogs #652. Click here to get the links to the articles. And, be sure to join in the conversations. Boomer bloggers love to hear from readers.
