Virginia M. Esposito
When I began writing this blog, I hoped to share some of your colleagues’ advice on managing through the social, health, and financial crises brought on by COVID-19. Just as I was finishing my conversations with a few of you, America faced another crisis triggered, once again, by the deaths of Black Americans at the hands of law enforcement. Today we must confront not only the racism within our law enforcement and criminal justice systems but the individual and systemic racism so pervasive in every facet of our culture. While I thought to scrap the paper entirely and, with it, the wisdom I discovered in my conversations, I realized that wisdom may very well be helpful in an even more turbulent world. I hope you agree.