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Nameya Jacobs The Black Lives Matter protests in 2020 reignited the flame many have tried to extinguish, (“the flame” being a call for accountability and “many” being white people). You didn’t need a TV license or social media account to know what #BLM stood for, and probably had an opinion on the movement before you’d even read an article about it. White people were, once again, confronted with their privilege and asked to take accountability for their actions and the actions of the people who looked like them. Some played their part. They attended protests, signed petitions, and even watched…