
So I was shaken when I came home last night to hear about what occurred in Dallas. I have been to several Black Lives Matter protests and have never felt unsafe. Quite the contrary, I have felt enveloped in unity, love and the beauty of people standing in their power. To see violence at one of these events is more than unsettling. My heart hurts for the slain police officers and their families. My heart hurts for the families of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. My heart hurts because who ever committed the shootings used the cover of a Black Lives Matter protest to take lives. People who participate in BLM demonstrations want to save lives. People who show up at BLM events want to live in peace and know we can’t get there if black people are living in fear of a police encounter turning deadly.
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