Not saying ‘no’ is as good as saying ‘yes.’

Silence=agreement.

I’ve asked people to fight against the tendency to be a bystander before. This is no different.

It is no different. Your rights not honored are my rights not honored. Please forgive me. I am trying what I know to do, but I am also so very tired.

Orisirisi, you must know by now how much I value you. I’ve told you before, you are an amazing writer.

What I really want to know is what does real opposition look like to you? I’m asking because I just realized that the answer may be different from one individual to another.

Also, I am not sure I’ve ever asked anyone that question.

I try to comfort. I send my energy. I say my prayers. When people around me make racist comments, I interrupt and correct.

I continue to befriend those who do not see the problem clearly, because I want to speak to them.

I also say no to killing police officers, because that simply helps no one at all.

I cannot protest. I wish I was mentally and emotionally healthy enough, strong enough to do so, but the truth is that would be very dangerous for me. I can barely handle going to the grocery store.

I feel very guilty about it.

This is just heading downhill. I started writing a historical series today:

The plan is to demonstrate the facts in chronological order. The truth is that violence has always been visited upon POC — and the bad actors in this country are in large part white Europeans.

The lie we have created with regard to POC and their supposed “affinity towards violence” was started long before now. I don’t think we are educated or familiar with these facts here.

I believe that is intentional.

It is sad. I wish it wasn’t so, but it is and I cannot keep lying about it.

The brutality visited upon brown and black people in this country is astonishing. The fact that anyone has the nerve to continue degrading our citizens in this way is heartbreaking.

There is no excuse for it.