Sometimes difficult circumstances present a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to bring about historic change.
Such is the case at this moment in history, when Baltimore and other cities are grappling with civil unrest prompted by police violence toward unarmed young men of color.
The death of Freddie Gray, whose spine was severed under unexplained circumstances, was the latest of more than a dozen incidents over the past 18 months.
This week we reiterated a call, first issued in December, for a national policy to address police reform and accountability.
But this week’s unrest isn’t simply a reaction to a single incident of violence, or even the ongoing trend of violence.
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