In online vigil, MIT community shares grief, anger, and hope

“We are suffering from a multigenerational fracture,” rising junior and Undergraduate Association President Danielle Geathers said yesterday, referring to centuries of racism in America. “The bone was never set, and healing never occurred. Today we see the latest inflammation of that initial injury.” Geathers spoke at an online MIT community vigil held in response to the killing of George Floyd and the loss of other black lives due to racism and police brutality, and to the wave of protests across the country in recent days. Along with 16 others from…

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