We were in Brooklyn visiting family when the Ferguson protests broke out after the police shooting of unarmed black teen Michael Brown. We watched the protests via live stream and felt then that surely something must come of this.
Black Lives Matter was born out of that historical moment, but despite lots of lawn signs, the killings continued. A year later in Baltimore with the killing of Freddie Gray, the protests were again sudden and youth-driven. Again we watched, and again we thought, this time, there would be a change. But no, the black mayor of Baltimore called them thugs (and lost her job) but the police involved were all exonerated. Read More
