As the racial upheaval of this past spring recedes from our collective consciousness, let’s make sure to hang on to the important lessons that must guide us forward.

George Floyd’s tragic death on May 25 at the hands of the police supposedly jolted America awake to our nation’s persistent problems with police brutality against black people. It supposedly kick-started a reform movement that would result this time in real reforms that might finally end a pattern of brutality and move us closer to achieving equal justice for all.