Opinion: Black Lives Matter

Artwork by Derek Fordjour

Black lives are beautiful

Black lives are valuable

Black lives are meaningful

Black lives are competent 

Black lives are precious

Black lives are equal

Black lives are diverse

Black lives are respectable

Black lives are worthy

Black lives are irreplaceable 

ALL lives won’t matter until #BLACKLIVESMATTER

Don’t ever forget: #BLACKLIVESMATTER

*Note: The poem above was originally written in 2020 in response to the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, amongst many others. The information expressed is not intended to spark political division but to encourage positive conversation about social injustice amongst readers. All opinions expressed belong to the author.