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The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

America needs major police reform

America needs major police reform
The Breonna Taylor case is just one example of our (in)justice system.
Evana Upshaw and Brianna Clark • September 30, 2020

The U.S. has a long history of police brutality, and of protesting that brutality. This summer has brought another conversation about police reform into the mainstream.  The resurgence of Black Lives Matter protests this fall are the result of new developments in the case around Breonna Taylor’s...

Followers of Christ should be on the frontlines of racial justice work

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The Church cannot miss this opportunity to fight for justice and reconciliation.
Evana Upshaw, Opinions Editor • September 2, 2020

Our world is in the midst of a racial reckoning. The brutal murders of Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor set a racial tone in America with the backdrop of a global pandemic that has revealed longstanding injustices for African Americans in particular. Tension and anxiety surrounding the coronavirus...