following the murder of george ford in 2020 may have contributed in large part to last year s spike in homicides, specifically among black americans while the pandemic played a significant role as well, support of black life matters and calls to defend the police ignited social justice protests and unfortunately among the riders are the experts say the intense public pressure on police caused many officers to disengage with the problem. what followed was a 32% increase in murders among black americans. from nearly 752019 commit to more than 992020. i come to you first, mla, because we ve been talking for months about the take-up of crime in particular areas where diversity is known to be. like chicago. and we ve been taking a look at the leadership they are. right. it s had a significant step and