Bishop Sherman A. Gordon

An Open Letter: America on Fire

Recently, the president of a local university asked me “what can be done in light of the recent George Floyd incident?” I shared the following words. . . “Thank you for your commitment to justice and having a heart of compassion. Literally, the last few days have been heartbreaking and disheartening. While the world deals with COVID 19, those kissed by the sun as usual find themselves dealing not only with the disparities revealed during these times in areas such as: technology, health care, and income, just to name a few, but the pandemic of African American men hanging from