Candace Avalos column: Accountability is only the first step towards justice Today 6:15 AM Facebook Share Candace Avalos Avalos is the incoming executive director of Verde, co-founder of the Black Millennial Movement and chair of Portland’s Citizen Review Committee. A resident of Portland, she also serves on the city’s Charter Review Commission. Her column appears on the second and fourth Sundays of the month. “Guilty.” As we have collectively held our breath throughout the trial of Derek Chauvin, the answer we’ve been waiting for finally arrived. The jury confirmed what we already knew—what the whole world saw with their own eyes—that Chauvin, a Minneapolis police officer, murdered George Floyd in broad daylight.