Brian Corr, Central Square Theater Board Member and Executive Director of the Cambridge Peace Commission, wrote his essay on June 5, during the global Black Lives Matter protests over the killing of George Floyd and the flurry of people declaring “Black Lives Matter” with signs, t-shirts, and chalk:

“I’m not asking if you care about me, respect me, like me, or value my life and want me to live. I’m asking if you see me, if you hear me, and if you value me and my life without thinking about what it means for and about you.”