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Opinion: Black Lives Matter divides and further damages race relations

In this Nov. 4, 2020, file photo, protesters representing Black Lives Matter and Protect the Results march in Seattle. A financial snapshot shared exclusively with The Associated Press shows the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation took in just over $90 million last year. - photo by TED S. WARREN

06012021 LETTER BLM.jpg — In this Nov. 4, 2020, file photo, protesters representing Black Lives Matter and Protect the Results march in Seattle. A financial snapshot shared exclusively with The Associated Press shows the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation took in just over $90 million last year. - photo by TED S. WARREN

Black Lives Matter is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. BLM was established in 2013 after the acquittal of George Zimmerman, a White man, in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, a Black teenager. The jury found Zimmerman acted in self-defense, but BLM ignored this verdict.