Letter: Hypocrisy requires the explicit declaration that Black lives matter

Why do they say Black lives matter? Don’t all lives matter? Well yes, of course. But in America, sometimes “all” doesn’t really mean all. Take the Constitution, for example. Obviously, “all” men didn’t have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness when those words were written. Or take the week of Aug. 24. 2020, in Kenosha, Wis. Jacob Blake, a Black man, was shot seven times in the back by a police officer. During the protest that ensued,