The Challenge of Having White Friends Right Now

When they don’t care about Black pain, they make it worse

Jeremy Helligar
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5 min readNov 18, 2020

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Throughout my adulthood, I’ve been blessed with loyal and generous friends. They’ve been hanging in there with me for years, through ups, downs, and sideways, across multiple countries and continents. They’re among my staunchest supporters; some of them happen to be White.

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Jeremy Helligar
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Brother Son Husband Friend Loner Minimalist World Traveler. Author of “Is It True What They Say About Black Men?” and “Storms in Africa” https://rb.gy/3mthoj