This is 2020: The heart of what matters to us

2020, freedom, movements — KENOSHA, WI – AUGUST 26: LASIYA LAKES, 4, RAISES HER FIST IN THE AIR WHILE CHANTING BLACK LIVES MATTER ON AUGUST 26, 2020 IN KENOSHA, WISCONSIN. AS THE CITY DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY CURFEW, A FOURTH NIGHT OF CIVIL UNREST OCCURRED AFTER THE SHOOTING OF JACOB BLAKE, 29, ON AUGUST 23. VIDEO SHOT OF THE INCIDENT APPEARS TO SHOW BLAKE SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE BACK BY WISCONSIN POLICE OFFICERS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE DRIVERS SIDE OF A VEHICLE. THE 29-YEAR-OLD BLAKE WAS UNDERGOING SURGERY FOR A SEVERED SPINAL CORD, SHATTERED VERTEBRAE AND SEVERE DAMAGE TO ORGANS, ACCORDING TO THE FAMILY ATTORNEYS IN PUBLISHED ACCOUNTS. (PHOTO BY BRANDON BELL/GETTY IMAGES)

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