We do ill when we take each other's pain lightly. The pain of 'Black lives matter,' the pain of 'hands up, don't shoot,' the pain of 'I can't breathe.'
Summer Lee: “We do ill when we take each other's pain lightly. The pain of 'Black lives matter,' the pain of 'hands up, don't shoot,'…”
On the recordMay 18, 2015
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Highlighting the shared pain in racial justice issues.
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