The year 2020 will go down in history for many reasons, the most obvious being the global pandemic that fundamentally changed life as we know it, but also the explosion of the Black Lives Matter Movement, fueled by the murder of George Floyd. The tragedy sparked months of global protests against not only the injustice but also the years of police brutality, discrimination, and systemic racism faced by members of the Black community. Many considered it an international awakening to the struggles faced by African American people for centuries. But its global impact extended its reach far beyond both its place and subject matter of origin.  Protests took place in 60 countries and across every continent except Antarctica. In Nigeria, it inspired thousands of people to take a stand against the longstanding police brutality through the #EndSARS movement, and in Belgium, people set fire to a statue of King Leopold…

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