One thing to consider: in the wake of institutional violence (police treatment of BIPOC, US government mal-response to the pandemic) and the protests and conce

One thing to consider: in the wake of institutional violence (police treatment of BIPOC, US government mal-response to the pandemic) and the protests and concerns that violence engenders, this essay questions the legitimacy of those “narratives.” Why? Who is speaking here? From what basis is the author able to negate the narratives of others?