Opinion: As a black mother watching the George Floyd protests, I'm so, so tired
My family calls me to see if I’m safe, and how I’m bearing up with all of that ‘craziness’; my colleagues check in on me if I’m on a deadline or they need to decompress.Download nowThe truth is I’m not OK. As I write this, day three of Los Angeles’ citywide curfew is in effect. There are protests taking place less than six miles away from me in each direction. You’d never know it, though, because in this historically black enclave of South Los Angeles, everybody is inside.
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