Did Our Black Lives Only Matter for a Season?

During the Summer 2020 surge in support for the BLM movement, I couldn't help but wonder what actual changes would result. I am only now understanding the answer.

May 03, 2021

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Demonstrators march through downtown Atlanta in honor of Breonna Taylor (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images)

Since the summer of 2020 when the murders of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd sparked worldwide protests and landmark support for the Black Lives Matter movement, I have been waiting for the other shoe to drop.

I knew the support wouldn’t last fore…

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