Today I'm feeling pulled in so many different directions...
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For those who cannot accept the protests as anything more than an overreaction, understand growing pains hurt, and America must grow and push back against the internal forces at play in this country that thrive off inequality.
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In order for that to happen, the narrative must remain centered on George, Breonna, Philando, and all the numerous black, brown, and non-white people who suffer at the hands of agencies who refuse to police themselves and those with agency oversight.
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I haven’t any right to tell you how to feel. It’s not my place, and I don’t want to. What I do want is for this movement to be successful in getting results that break the patterns of racism. I believe that all black lives matter, and oppression is evil.
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I believe these protests have the power to change hearts and minds, and to do so; the message must remain focused on those lives and freedoms lost to systemic racism and the mechanisms and people that prevent justice.
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As a white person, I find this time incredibly challenging. I’m angry, I’m concerned, and I understand for those of us who hope to drive change politically and socially that this is a time to really listen to the voices of those who are affected by systemic racism.
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I don’t have an eloquent ending for this message. There’s nothing eloquent about what’s happening. So I’ll end here and continue listening, continue supporting the movement, and doing what I can as an ally with the resources I have.
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My hope for those protesting in OK and all across this nation is that you’re able to do so safely, lawfully, and successfully without violence or distraction in honor of George Floyd’s life and the lives of so many others lost to the plague of racism.
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