‘Black Lives Matter’ Is a Global Cry, But White Argentinians Don’t Hear It

Afro-Argentinians want their fellow citizens to stop erasing their past and present

People take part in a demonstration in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on June 2, 2020 during a protest over the death of George Floyd, who died May 25 after he was restrained by Minneapolis police. Photo: Federico Rotter/NurPhoto via Getty Images

“Where are you from?” This question, sometimes loaded with suspicion, hostility, or just simple but no less hurtful ignorance, is heard by people like Jennifer Parker on an almost daily basis. Whether…