Common ground creates space for healing

The police chief of LaGrange, Georgia has apologized for the police force's failure to meet their responsibility in the death of an 18 year old African American man in their custody in 1940.  By taking responsibility for that failure, he has given the family and the community the ability to heal more fully and the ability to trust the local government.  This is the type of action required to heal our entire nation.  We have a long history of injustice in this country that hasn't been accounted for.  My hope is our cultural institutions will continue to take responsibility for their actions and that will allow African Americans and other minorities to come more fully into the mainstream of American society.