Thread by @DrSpratticus

1/n I write this without knowing where to start, but what I know is I have a voice and that voice may reach people where other voices may not, or at least reinforce the voices of others.
After reading, listening, talking with those effected, here is what I know and what I dont

2/n Staying quiet, respectful, and polite is not enough. I need to actively be anti-racist. I need to actively be willing to relinquish power, and encourage others to as well to accelerate equality in America. Although some of that power was earned, much was also born into

3/n This problem has been here before I was born, and black people have every right to be annoyed that people are now trying to step up when it has been going on for hundreds of years.

4/n It is uncomfortable for white people to talk about racism. I must accept that any lack of expertise on this subject is/was my choice at some point. We must accept that we have chosen to become an expert in other things, but we do have the ability to change that.

5/n Some black people have voiced that white male adults are too far gone to change. We were raised to be the way we are. Given history, I dont blame them for not trusting us to change. I hope to prove them wrong.

6/n I have been given the advice that I need to make sure to raise my two sons right, surround them with diversity, and letting them learn from the youngest of ages of how little boys/girls of any color can play and be friends and try to better understand their life experience

7/n What I dont know is how best to be part of the solution.

What I dont know is how exactly it feels to be black in America.

What I dont know is exactly the words to say. @NAACP

8/n What I know is that these tweets if not followed by action add to the annoyance. They are viewed as a way for me as a white man to show I am supportive and reduce my own guilt, but not help those suffering.

9/9 I know my privilege gives me the ability to believe that we can make change. So if there is ever a time to use that privilege, here it is. I hope to deliver.

@DerrickNAACP @RheaBoydMD @ASCOPres @randyvince @samsimsal @ASTRO_Chair @umichmedicine #ToniMorrison