Nicky shares Reflections of the past Year "When I look at the black and white photos of this Black Lives Matter memorial I remember the energy and air of summer last year. Around the time Karina decided to start the memorial on her garage doors, I was joining thousands of people from our community in protest calling for justice for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and Steven Taylor. The uprisings throughout June were candlelit vigils, music, dancing, parents with children and elders, prayers, and silences for 9 minutes and 28 seconds. There were youth-organized gatherings and youth-led marches tear-gassed by militarized police. Some nights sparked into understandable rage, frustration, and valid anger. The media turned their cameras to the broken windows, the tear gas, and the agitations but often left out the morning afters when people came out to sweep the streets, share food & water, and self organize to help the small businesses that were caught in the crossfi...