The Board of Directors of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Council on Aging joins the outraged voices of people everywhere who decry the systematic dehumanization and oppression of persons of color.
Unless and until our community works to elevate and honor the humanity of all residents, we remain complicit in the perpetuation of a society standing in direct conflict with the ideals upon which our nation was founded.
We call upon all persons of conscience to demand more of ourselves and all institutions of our community to become accountable in realizing a truly just, equal and humane culture. The better angels of our nature demand nothing less.