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It is also not enough to be disgusted with racism that happens “out there,” while ignoring the racism within our own institutions. We must undertake sustained and meaningful counter-action. It is not enough to be disgusted with endless police murders only as they appear in the ebb and flow of news cycles.
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There is also the collective silence of inaction. But not being silent entails more than publishing statements. To be silent is to be complicit in our own destruction because racism destroys us all. Silence at this time is equivalent to implied consent. We cannot watch mutely, nor look away.įinally, the scientific community seems to recognize that now is not a time to be silent. We share these traumas with our Latinx and Indigenous brothers and sisters and have for as long as this country has existed, and before. For many Black scientists, these experiences form a rite of passage and a common bond. The inhumanity of racism in this country has yet again been made unavoidably clear through the racist cruelty of our law enforcement officers, the atrocities of COVID-19 health disparities, and the malfeasance of leadership across all levels from local officials to the executive branch. We know that the names of our brothers, sisters, and kindred killed only this year could fill this page.
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It is commendable that many scientific organizations, professional societies, and alliances are now issuing statements of support in the aftermath of the recent murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Dion Johnson, and Ahmaud Arbery. We recall the silence from the scientific community in the aftermaths of the killings of Tony McDade, Nina Pop, Muhammad Abdul Muhaymin, Jr., Stephon Clark, Philando Castille, Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray, Tamir Rice, Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and thousands of others dating back to Rodney King’s 1991 beating and before. As Black, Brown, Indigenous, Asian/Pacific Islander, as well as Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) scientists, we have known the pain of racism for the entirety of our careers.
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This is not a letter that has been days, weeks, or even months in the making.