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What is intolerance fatigue, and how is it fueling Black Lives Matter protests?

  • Written by Bev-Freda Jackson, Adjunct Professorial Lecturer, American University School of Public Affairs
imageThese people are protesting because they are tired, because they are worn out, because they are exhausted by violence against themselves and their communities.Ira L. Black/Corbis via Getty Images

Protesters remain on the streets demanding equality and justice for Black Americans. What they’re feeling, I believe, is something I call...

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