George Floyd. Know his name and his face. Then, white friends, dig deep inside yourself and question why it is we stand behind institutions that continue to hurt, why we choose to believe the authorities we put in power rather than the people they oppress, and why this continues to happen even when we say "Black Lives Matter" on Facebook and sometimes cops are fired for murder.
Read MoreBut the thing is, a division exists and we as white people live in a reality that is drastically different than those of so many other folks. It's important that we trust others' experiences and we hear them when they tell us something is wrong and hurting them. We have to choose to trust, not wait for proof from some other authority that says that person's experiences are valid.
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