A call for action
Since the presidential election, there has been a disturbing rise in hate crimes nationwide, and the tragedy in Charlottesville is just the latest horrifying example.
As a Centre County resident and member of Central PA SURJ (Showing Up for Racial Justice), I call on legislators and community leaders at every level to publicly condemn the violence, call it what it is — white supremacy and racism — and take decisive action to end it before more lives are lost.
Mary Lee Kerr, Boalsburg
This story was originally published August 14, 2017 at 9:40 PM with the headline "A call for action."