Black lives lost, and the ‘language of the unheard’
by Ken Makin
Jun 15, 2023
3 minutes
Over the years, many have noted the effect of historical ignorance. Here’s one such comment, attributed to 18th-century British philosopher Edmund Burke: “Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.”
That may be true, but knowing what happened in the past doesn’t protect us from repeating it.
I never thought I would see something so profoundly remind me of the 1992 Los Angeles riots as the incident a few weeks ago about an hour’s drive from my home.
Cyrus Carmack-Belton, a 14-year-old Black middle schooler, was chased and by a convenience store
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