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Words from a Black Blogger: 0 steps forward and 100 steps back for the NHL

Wednesday August 26th 2020 was a day many should never forget.

In the midst of another act of social injustice and police brutality, this time on Wisconsin native Jacob Blake, another Black man was shot. The world watched and winced as horror as each of the seven gun shots went off leaving Blake paralyzed from the waist down. And in contrast, a 17-year-old was able to cross state lines armed with an AR-15, walk right by police with said AR-15, and shoot at protesters — killing two of them.

That right there is one of countless examples of why there are protests.