Thanks for noting that, Charles.  Racial injustice is baked into American culture, and Chicago is a compelling example of this. We illustrate for all the world of how un-necessary Jim Crow laws actually were. Segregation, intimidation,  separate and unequal access to education, housing, work, and prison. 

No party has earned the right to hold its head high. And sadly, few parishes have.  I appreciate Cupich's efforts on this, and hope his flock follows. The respect Fr. Pfleger has earned in the black community has long been countered by disparagement and worse from  outside the ghettos. Perhaps Cupich will be able to help more people understand that we are all neighbors here, brothers and sisters, enabling more of us to act according to that truth. The sad tendency has been that the worse things become, the more profoundly those suffering are abandoned.