This week President Joe Biden stated that he was praying for a guilty verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin and his team quickly tried to cover up the statement as they felt it was not an appropriate thing for the president to say but then there is the questi0n of why?

From a PR perspective, especially in regards to the President, making strong statements about very significant situations occurring in our country can be a risky area to enter. But in reference to our constant conversation about diversity and inclusion, as well as my team’s final project about this, I found it to be a strong and honest statement made by the president.

Showing the stance on this issue shows character and trust, even if many Americans may agree or disagree with his statement. I feel that the president did not do anything wrong in stating his opinion as we all as Americans as well as simple human beings, should also feel that the verdict should be guilty.

Centre County has a serious issue when referring to diversity and inclusion and their main source of comments is on social media. They also do not feel the need to report on serious National News when race issues are involved,  which is another strong reason why we feel the need for conversations to make a change in this community is necessary and should be held at a high priority.

This can be another example to think about when executing our conversation with the community as the question could be posed to the community in a respectful manner on what their opinion on this is. Following the opinionated question could also be an educational lesson as people tend to just get their information from friends and media without any more extensive research to be completed.

I believe this trial is a sensitive subject but that is the entire point of community conversations. We want to discuss with the community the sensitive conversations that need to be had and potentially follow with a change to be made. Sensitive subjects are the focus of our conversations and ultimately what we feel is the only way to bring Centre County together and make it a more diverse area for everyone. Diversity needs to be tackled locally before it can be brought to a national level and any step towards this change is a successful one.