WASHINGTON ,
May 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/
-- Below is a statement by Bryan K.
Barnett, President of the United States Conference of Mayors
and Mayor of Rochester Hills (MI) on the protests taking place
across the country:
"This country has once again found itself in grief, in anger,
and in reflection. Once again, it stems from the unjust death of a
black American. Mayors are united in the condemnation of the
brutality and discrimination that black Americans continue to
experience day after day, year after year in this country. We are
also united in support of peaceful expression. Our cities need
healing and our people need to be heard. This must be done however
without bringing greater pain and destruction to our
cities.
"This afternoon we convened a call with police chiefs from major
cities to discuss how we keep peace and help our cities mend
divisions. In the last few days we have seen leadership from
mayors, police chiefs and citizens alike. We serve common cause and
must use this moment to create real change. Every American and
every level of government has a role to play in ending this painful
cycle and ensuring there is equal justice for all. Mayors will be a
force for uniting this country in pursuit of that mission."
About the United States Conference of
Mayors -- The U.S. Conference of
Mayors is the official nonpartisan organization of cities with
populations of 30,000 or more. There are more than 1,400 such
cities in the country today, and each city is represented in the
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