I don't understand how "Black Lives Matter" and "BlackInTheIvory" is related to the content of this all. Why is this in there? This reads like it was generated

I don't understand how "Black Lives Matter" and "BlackInTheIvory" is related to the content of this all. Why is this in there? This reads like it was generated by ChatGPT with "Write a sad story about PhD qualifying exams but sprinkle in references to social movements about racial inequality"