…It was painful reading all those names –Botham Jean – you are there too.

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As a Hennepin County judge reinstates the third-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin in George Floyd’s death, I wanted to share my recent pictures at the Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington DC.

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On June 5, 2020, during the George Floyd protests, the DC Public Works Department painted the words, “Black Lives Matter” in 35-foot-tall yellow capital letters on 16th Street NW. The picture below was taken from the rooftop of our hotel – a stark daily reminder that black lives count!

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