Author: Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY

For many, Arbery’s death put Brunswick, Georgia, on the map. For my family, it’s home. I used to visit as a child. Going back caused great heartache.

Judge rules that victims can’t be victims but can be looters at trial. How is this justice? This is why people kneel, protest, demand systemic reform.

In 2020, 543,018 individuals were reported missing, 40% people of color. What are their names? We’ve been here before: ‘Missing white woman syndrome.’

Texas is ranked 46 out of 50 states for overall child well-being. Get your own house in order first before trying to dictate control over my body.

Forcing girls to hide their bodies, particularly developing bodies, sends them a message that they should be ashamed and embarrassed of their anatomy.

This case sparked protests and prompted conversations about racial justice and reforms that might, finally, support unalienable rights for all people.

We’re tired of those who try to justify the abuse and destruction of Black and brown bodies by asking: Why didn’t he comply? If he had, he’d be alive.

The trial, with graphic testimony of how George Floyd died, has been hard to watch. Maybe it’s too much for supporters of his accused killer.

George Floyd Square has been blocked off by concrete barricades and makeshift checkpoints since Floyd died while in police custody.