To the Editor:
“Black Lives Matter” just means that the lives of African Americans matter. That’s all. It doesn’t mean that other lives don’t matter. Or that other people matter less. It also doesn’t mean that black people are more morally superior than other people. Black Lives Matter provides the reminder that black lives matter, too. It can be dangerous to be black. An African American is killed every 28 hours by police. About 27% of African Americans live below the poverty line. Black families are seven times more likely to be homeless than white families. African Americans are four times more likely to be murdered than the national average. The statistics go on and on. But the stats also have names: Michael Brown, Freddie Gray, LaTanya Haggerty, etc. These lives matter.
