Black lives mattered before George Floyd was killed — even if you're just now noticing

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• Ever since Trayvon Martin's death sparked the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, police have killed many more black people.
• George Floyd is the most recent case in the news, and this time, there seems to be a higher sense of urgency from the public.
• Why did it take so long for people to catch on?
• This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author.
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I was in college when George Zimmerman killed Trayvon Martin. The Ohio State University is a predominantly white school, and, naturally, there was a lot of contention about what was going on.

Even my white friends at the time, who were a lot more liberal than the average OSU student, didn't quite seem to grasp the gravity of the situation, leading to some very disappointing conversations about race. It was clear to me that racism in America wasn't a huge concern of theirs, and that sentiment continued for years throughout many more extrajudicial killings of black people.

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