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“I don’t expect my White friends and acquaintances to be activists who march and wear Black Lives Matter T-shirts. But I do expect them to use their mouths to do more than recite empty platitudes and remind us that everyone’s entitled to their opinion.”
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Nov 19, 2020
This year has been challenging in many ways, but if you’re Black, there’s an extra layer of pain and frustration. In his essay, “The Challenge of Having White Friends Right Now,” writer Jeremy Helligar puts into words what many Black Americans feel deeply.
Read Helligar’s entire story below.
