McManimon, Scotland & Baumann believes it is time to change and we are committing to do our part. In recent weeks we have borne witness to the brutal murder of Ahmaud Arbery, the discriminatory systemic failure that resulted in the tragic death of Breonna Taylor and the horrific video footage of the murder of George Floyd. Similarly, we have witnessed unjustified calls to police clearly intended to threaten African Americans enjoying life’s basic pleasures: children selling lemonade, dog walking, jogging, swimming, cookouts in public parks…bird watching. The killings of, and intentional threats against, Black men, women and children participating in the simple joys of everyday life are only the most recent in a long legacy of discrimination that has been a central and ever-present theme of the Black Experience. |