Of Course There Are Protests. The State Is Failing Black People.

The New York Times
Opinion piece written by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor. She writes, in the wake of the killing of George Floyd by a police officer, “This simultaneous collapse of politics and governance has forced people to take to the streets — to the detriment of their health and the health of others — to demand the most basic necessities of life, including the right to be free of police harassment or murder.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/29/opinion/george-floyd-minneapolis.html
Related from NPR: Why U.S. Needs Black Lives Matter Movement Today
https://www.npr.org/2020/05/29/865685777/why-u-s-needs-black-lives-matter-movement-today