We can’t wait for justice. We have to make justice happen/ Photo by Ellisse Daley on Scopio

Derek Chauvin Conviction Is One Down, But How Many To Go…?

Keith A. Owens

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You can still hear the cheering and the celebration, this many days after Derek Chauvin was found guilty of the murder of George Floyd. But what you can also hear are the uncomfortable conversations about what this really means. Is this a turning point for American justice, or did we finally only manage to win one lone case that was so perfect and so clear in the midst of such a perfectly…

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Keith A. Owens

Longtime Detroit-based journalist, musician and writer. Co-founder of Detroit Stories Quarterly.