I recently received a letter from an imprisoned African American man, with whom I have corresponded for many years. In response to the killing of George Floyd by a white Minneapolis police officer and its aftermath, he wrote: “I hate that George Floyd had to sacrifice his life for this world to change, but his death was not in vain and I believe it’s going to get better for our people, for this nation, for this community. Racism has been going on for centuries and it’s time