[author-bio] “I can’t breathe.” These were some of George Floyd’s final, devastating words—a phrase that speaks to the anguish, anger, and fear felt by many Black Americans, who are dying in stunningly unequal rates from two crises gripping the nation. The first: deeply ingrained structural racism. The second: a pandemic with Black death rates up … Continue reading Black essential workers’ lives matter. They deserve real change, not just lip service.