“Listen to Black People” Is 100 Percent Correct— and Not Enough

Amplifying Black voices is critical, but remember, it’s not their job to teach us

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Let me be clear. For white supremacy to end and for multiracial democracy to triumph, white folks will have to learn to listen to Black and Brown peoples, trust that they know their lives better than we do, and follow…