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Pro
"Since the highly public murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May, the nation has been rocked by protests calling for systemic reform in policing and expansion of economic opportunity for the poor and people of color. While these protests have been highly effective at galvanizing broad and sustained attention around the world, the protests are in fact not the goal, but rather a means to build power among the marginalized."

Con
"this year's protests communicated wide-scale condemnation of the injustice of George Floyd's death. The protests also effectively launched a national conversation about the racism that remains. But whether those protests will bring about racial equality depends on three factors: First, protests can be effective when they remain peaceful...Second, protests are effective when the conversation is truthful and well reasoned...Third, whether the street protests will bring about racial equality will depend on what the protesters are ultimately advocating."