It is often said a crisis can bring out the best or the worst in people. We are confronting two crises at the same time: the coronavirus pandemic and the murder of George Floyd and the ensuing Black Lives Matter protests.
The protests forced us to face the rampant overuse of force by some members of police departments against Black and Brown members of the community.
At the same time the pandemic forced us to recognize the healthcare discrepancies faced by Black and Brown communities and the economic inequality that exists often bringing them about.
Polling makes it clear the nation sees that in Trump, these crises have brought out the worst. D.C. is fortunate the crises have brought out the best in our mayor.