Bending the Arc

Five years ago, people around the United States—and the world—watched a police officer kneel on the neck of George Floyd on a street in Minneapolis, Minnesota, ending his life, shocking our nation, and leading to protests, reflection, and predictions of a racial justice reckoning. In response, the Initiative held one of our most powerful and widely viewed dialogues, which challenged us to resist the racism in our streets, structures, and ourselves. On this sad anniversary and as we remember Juneteenth, our nation is still in pain and still needs greater justice. For Catholics and all believers, racism is not just a political issue: it is a sin, a national moral failure, and a fundamental test of our faith. 

Now five years later, a Pulitzer prize-winning historian, a leader in Catholic social ministry, and a journalist and pro-life leader will look back at what happened and what didn’t, look around at signs of both progress and retreat on racial justice, and look ahead to what we are called to do now in light of Catholic social teaching.

Join the Georgetown University Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life for their next online dialogue on What Happened to America’s Racial Reckoning? Faith, Justice, and Catholic Social Teaching Five Years after the Killing of George Floyd.
Tuesday, June 10, 2025 5:00 - 6:00 CT
 

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The dialogue will be recorded and posted online for later viewing. You can also watch previous streams here: https://www.youtube.com/@GlobalGeorgetown/streams
 

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