1/10
“In a racist society, it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be ANTI-racist.” Angela Davis said that in 1983, but it's a sentiment at the top of mind for me right now. Maybe for you, too.
“In a racist society, it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be ANTI-racist.” Angela Davis said that in 1983, but it's a sentiment at the top of mind for me right now. Maybe for you, too.
2/10
Another senseless killing of a Black person at the hands of police has enraged America. It’s bad, but I wont concede that all police are bad. I’ve seen otherwise even in the last 12 days
Another senseless killing of a Black person at the hands of police has enraged America. It’s bad, but I wont concede that all police are bad. I’ve seen otherwise even in the last 12 days
3/10
I was in Chicago on Tues when a white officer took a knee; you’ve probably seen video of police officers across the country doing that or marching alongside protestors. Even among those who don’t, there are many police who put their lives on the line to serve & protect.
I was in Chicago on Tues when a white officer took a knee; you’ve probably seen video of police officers across the country doing that or marching alongside protestors. Even among those who don’t, there are many police who put their lives on the line to serve & protect.
4/10
But if you are white, the statistics prove you DO receive better treatment from police. White America needs to come to terms with the fact that we live in a racist society & that there are bad police. Police brutality is real.
But if you are white, the statistics prove you DO receive better treatment from police. White America needs to come to terms with the fact that we live in a racist society & that there are bad police. Police brutality is real.
5/10
Disproportionate police brutality against people of color is more real. The relationship between those two things is no mystery. We all have biases. We can all overcome our biases. If you have the power police have & your biases are not checked, they can be lethal.
Disproportionate police brutality against people of color is more real. The relationship between those two things is no mystery. We all have biases. We can all overcome our biases. If you have the power police have & your biases are not checked, they can be lethal.
6/10
So, let’s name the problem & fight it. It’s not enough to NOT be a racist, if you are receive unequal benefit from the police. It’s not enough to think of racism & police brutality as unfortunate parts of America’s history. It’s not history & we have not reckoned with it.
So, let’s name the problem & fight it. It’s not enough to NOT be a racist, if you are receive unequal benefit from the police. It’s not enough to think of racism & police brutality as unfortunate parts of America’s history. It’s not history & we have not reckoned with it.
7/10
It's time for us all to get uncomfortable. To demonstrate our support for real change and to act on it. We must push ourselves to dismantle decades of systemic inequality so that we can move forward.
It's time for us all to get uncomfortable. To demonstrate our support for real change and to act on it. We must push ourselves to dismantle decades of systemic inequality so that we can move forward.
8/10
That movement in the streets is America’s movement; it is OUR movement. All of ours. It’s not about “All Lives Matter” or “White Lives Matter” or “Blue Lives Matter,” because “all” & “white” & “blue” are not subject to systemically entrenched & often fatal racism.
That movement in the streets is America’s movement; it is OUR movement. All of ours. It’s not about “All Lives Matter” or “White Lives Matter” or “Blue Lives Matter,” because “all” & “white” & “blue” are not subject to systemically entrenched & often fatal racism.
9/10
Now is the time to lean into this, whatever that means for you. Lean in until it hurts—that’s how you’ll know you’re doing it right.
Now is the time to lean into this, whatever that means for you. Lean in until it hurts—that’s how you’ll know you’re doing it right.
10/10
Change is hard.
Injustice is wrong.
Protest—what this country was built on—is noble.
Change is hard.
Injustice is wrong.
Protest—what this country was built on—is noble.
