Day 78: Black Lives Matter

This weekend I watched, I listened, I had conversations that were heartbreaking. This is a human issue and I can’t sit by and not say something. I acknowledge my privilege, I can speak up, I can do better. We all can do better.

A post & illustration by @mimimoffie has been running through my mind, “if you’re tired of hearing about racism, imagine how fucking exhausting it is living it”. BIPOC friends & I love you, I stand with you, I support you.

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Imagine having to go out and risk your life during a pandemic to protest against your dehumanization and that of those who look like you. – (Quote credits to John Stewart) – – – – – – – #sandrabland #tamirrice #georgefloyd #saytheirnames #trayvonmartin #icantbreathe #tonymcdade #sayhername #regiskorchinski #stopkillingblackpeople #nojusticenopeace #useyourprivilege #dionjohnson #staysafe #ericgarner #emmittill #decolonize #ahmaudarbery #breonnataylor #mikebrown #coreyjones #blacklivesmatter #justiceforgeorgefloyd #bothamjean #justiceforahmaud #jordandavis #justiceforbreonnataylor

A post shared by Mimi Moffie Amsterdam (@mimimoffie) on May 30, 2020 at 2:25am PDT

White friends, do your research, educate yourself, talk to the people you love. Acknowledge the role white privilege plays in racism.

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