In our ongoing series Renewal – Justice Matters we explore the longstanding failure of Austin and America to address systemic racism in policing, education, housing and other institutions — and what to do about it now.
American cities are in upheaval, awakened by the duel pandemics of COVID-19 and white supremacy, which has resulted in 40 million people out of work and the spectacle of George Floyd’s death at the hands of the Minneapolis police.