He said Black Lives Matter had grown out of a long protest tradition that dated to the abolitionist movement.
Though he now prowls the cul-de-sacs in a white '99 Passat, his avocation — and his subject matter — have grown darker still.
In today's America, where things like Black Lives Matter have grown out of necessity, and people feel their lives are threatened daily because of the color of their skin, it's a daunting task.
Of late, matters have grown worse.
Other strains between China and the West over business matters have grown out of government policies that shield Chinese companies from international competition.
Matters have grown bleak enough that one of the twentysomething founders of a civic engagement group that was designed to pull Greece out of the crisis is considering leaving the country.
The Black Lives Matter movement has grown around such deaths, in high-profile cases often of unarmed African American men.
Blue Lives Matter, a right-leaning retort to the Black Lives Matter movement that has grown on Facebook and morphed into a pro-police news site, didn't like what Sommers had said.
"Are you indecisive, incapable of making a decision about anything, even the smallest matter?" Her indecisiveniess has grown so bad of late, that she she goes off on a weekend she can't make up her mind about whether to pack handkerchiefs or not, with out tossing coins.
Despite a setback in November, when the board rejected his plan to buy Quaker Oats for $15.75 billion (nobody thought the strategy was wrong, he insists, it was just a matter of price), he has grown in stature over the past year.One consultant, who has worked with Mr Daft over many years, describes him as "multi-layered".
