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Racism: A Continuing Conversation

In the wake of George Floyd’s death and the resulting protests for change, there have been many scholarly and personal discussions on the subject of racism, including in the Armenian community. On June 23, St. Leon Armenian Church of New Jersey hosted a panel entitled, “Racial Injustice and Responsibility.” The response to tha

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Pauline Getzoyan

Pauline Getzoyan is the former editor of the Armenian Weekly and an active member of the Rhode Island Armenian community. A longtime member of the Providence ARF and ARS, she also is a former member of the ARS Central Executive Board. An advocate for genocide education, Pauline is the chair of the RI Holocaust & Genocide Education Commission and co-chair of the RI branch of The Genocide Education Project. In addition, she has been an adjunct instructor in the English department at the Community College of Rhode Island since 2005.

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  1. I have watched the full clip of George Floyd’s arrest and I have always wondered if he had obeyed the law, like the rest of us would this unfortunate incident have taken place?I have read many articles about racism and how the African Americans are victimized but I have yet to read anything about the benefits of obeying the law and order! In my view, not every white person is a racist , not every African American is a criminal and not every policeman is a heartless pig.
    All lives matter and to do that we need to advance the case of law & order with the case of the equal rights for all.

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