Confession time: I usually try and keep all of my social media light and nothing super personal but today I just need to say this. To be Black in America...there are just no words for it. I am so tried and I feel so defeated. To see the way violence and brutality have been normalized for people that look like me is so heart breaking. To see our history be whitewashed and erased because no one else wants to be uncomfortable doesn't change that it happened. If anything, it makes it more likely to
@Rise4rmdarkness I want to say something uplifting, but I'm not Black. I don't carry that. I'm likely to say something cheap and empty. It even puts a wall between myself and Black family members at times. So all I know to do is sit with that and look at why our society made sure I won't know how to lift a Black person up.
@weirdfizz I thank you for this. Empty words are easy so thank you so much for finding a way to show some empahty and understanding without minimalizing my feelings.