Just to be real: so many of my fellow students at social work school are mothers and tonight in class when we talked about the #EricGarner verdict and the #BlackLivesMatter movement three Black moms in a row started crying and talking about how terrified they are for their little boy’s lives because of the police and this racist society we live in. These are women I’ve been learning and studying and writing papers and sharing stories with all semester and it was so painful to see their fear and rage and helplessness rise up, the looks of horror on their faces, so scared for their children’s lives. Those of us who don’t have to suffer this racist bullshit on a daily, those of us who don’t have children of color who might just get picked up or shot by cops just for walking down the street, we need to educate ourselves and talk to other white folks to make sure they understand just how bad it is out there for so many of our fellow citizens. We need to put ourselves on the line and be in active solidarity with our brothers and sisters who suffer under the oppressive weigh of this country’s brutal and divisive history.This growing popular movement that’s erupting in the streets is long overdue and I sure hope we can learn from the lessons of our past and do it better than our parents and take care of each other along the way. #collectiveliberation.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 04:24:59 +0000
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