スミソニアン国立動物園さんのインスタグラム写真 - (スミソニアン国立動物園Instagram)「A statement from Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III, 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian: . . . “Like many Americans, watching multiple incidents of deadly violence against black people unfold before our eyes has left us feeling demoralized and distraught, aghast, and angry. Not only have we been forced to grapple with the impact of a global pandemic, we have been forced to confront the reality that, despite gains made in the past fifty years, we are still a nation riven by inequality and racial division. The state of our democracy feels fragile and precarious. . . . "Once again, we struggle to make sense of the senseless. Once again, we bear witness to our country’s troubled history of racial violence, from Freddie Gray and Eric Garner to Sandra Bland and Trayvon Martin. Once again, we try to cope as best as we can, whether suffering in silence, participating in protests, or engaging in conversations that evoke all of our emotions. Once again, we try to explain to our children that which cannot be explained. Once again, we pray for justice and we pray for peace. Once again.” . . . FULL STATEMENT: https://s.si.edu/2BkTP64. (Link in bio.)」6月3日 4時16分