Below is an essay taken from my book “Amplify Black Voices”, published in the summer of 2020. Purchase copies at JacobLGraham.com — #BLACKLIVESMATTER is not about making white people, or anyone, feel ashamed of themselves. It is not about retribution. It is not about hand-outs, or reprioritizing which group of people in our society are the most important. It is about identifying systematic patterns of oppression that affect our communities disproportionately. White…