it's possible to believe black lives matter and be hesitant to cave to the demands of a mob.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iV8X8ubGCc -- as comically illustrated by Seinfeld

Ah, good to know context, thanks!

But that's the concern here, isn't it? If the NYT chose to write this article because they heard that Coinbase was actively mistreating its employees of color, that's an important story and I'm glad to see it covered. If they chose to write it because Coinbase wouldn't endorse their preferred political slogans, that's a pretty serious problem.