On May 25, 2020, George Floyd was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis during an arrest for a petty theft involving a counterfeit twenty-dollar bill. The killing led directly not only to a series of protests against police brutality but to a period of heightened interest and advocacy around racial justice and fairness in America. The Black Lives Matter movement, which began years earlier following the killing of Trayvon Martin in Florida, gained momentum both here and around the world after Floyd’s death and started what seemed for many to be the beginning of a genuine racial reckoning in our country. Diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives sprung up in universities, corporations, and government agencies across the country. Efforts to more accurately document and preserve the country’s racial history spread. And reducing unwarranted racial, ethnic, gender, and gender-identity disparities became an important and widespread goal.