Yeah, BLM is where race really entered the national conversation. Most of us were willing to ignore race, because (a we were programmed to, (b because we appreciated individualism over collectivism as a basic American principle, and (c we either didn't know or didn't care about disproportionate violence among blacks, because it was a black problem.

Then, black people started getting mad that they were disproportionately shot by police, which drew attention to them. A terrible mistake. It was an open secret that was best ignored.

Obama saying Trayvon looked like his kid was just fuel on the fire.