The academy’s shift from “Black Lives Matter” to “#OurLivesMatter” reflects a broader cultural tendency to generalize difficulties, overshadowing focus on the specific injustices faced by Black communities. This immediately made me understand that the stark mismatch between the academy’s punishing methods and its social justice ethos raises concerns about the genuine beneficiaries of progressive change. This brings me to my only question question: Can progressive reforms under inherently oppressive systems truly achieve liberation, or do they merely perpetuate existing inequalities under a guise of progress?