Some encouraging words before what I think could be a very hard week. And why we must raise the bar for what "justice" means to us.

This is Part Seven in my new weekly series called ABOLITION where I unpack and explain how we deconstruct and abolish America's criminal, legal, and justice systems - piece by piece.

See the tall man holding the Bible? That’s George Floyd - doing ministry in Houston.

This week is going to be a hard week.

How do I know that? Because last week was hard as hell - like historically difficult - and hardly anything has changed.

First, like the fool that I am, I still have hope that Derek Chauvin will be found guilty this week. If he is, I n…